Westworld and Philosophy

A philosophical look at HBO’s Westworld that charts a course through the maze of the mind, examining how we think about humans, hosts, and the divide between authentic and artificial life

• The first book dedicated to exploring the philosophical questions raised by the record-breaking, award-winning HBO series
• Charts a course through the maze of the mind, raising numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life
• Explores topics including robots, zombies, and dystopia, memory and freedom, violence and pleasure, zoopolitics and anthropocentrism, dreams, mazes and metaphysics
• Led by an experienced volume editor – James B. South, Mad Men and Philosophy (2010)
• Guides readers through the show’s enigmatic twists and turns ahead of the release of Westworld’s second season