{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-ted-chiang-hardcover","title":"The Philosophy of Ted Chiang - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Friedell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTed Chiang is one of the most insightful science fiction writers of our time. His writing has garnered high praise, including four Nebula awards, four Hugo awards and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His short story, \"Story of Your Life,\" was the basis of the 2016 film \u003cem\u003eArrival\u003c\/em\u003e. This volume, which includes a foreword by Chiang and twenty-one short essays by philosophers, analyzes the philosophical significance of Chiang's popular science fiction. These essays discuss how Chiang's stories engage with age-old and contemporary philosophical questions pertaining to free will, God, technology, existentialism, beauty, procreation, contradictions, time, human intelligence, alien intelligence, and artificial intelligence. This volume probes terrain that should be of interest to experts in philosophy, while still being accessible to a general audience interested in science fiction. These essays, like Ted Chiang's writing, demonstrate how excellent science fiction can help us to think about the world and our place in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTed Chiang is one of the most insightful science fiction writers of our time. His writing has garnered high praise, including four Nebula awards, four Hugo awards and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His short story, \"Story of Your Life,\" was the basis of the 2016 film \u003cem\u003eArrival\u003c\/em\u003e. This volume, which includes a foreword by Chiang and twenty-one short essays by philosophers, analyzes the philosophical significance of Chiang's popular science fiction. These essays discuss how Chiang's stories engage with age-old and contemporary philosophical questions pertaining to free will, God, technology, existentialism, beauty, procreation, contradictions, time, human intelligence, alien intelligence, and artificial intelligence. This volume probes terrain that should be of interest to experts in philosophy, while still being accessible to a general audience interested in science fiction. These essays, like Ted Chiang's writing, demonstrate how excellent science fiction can help us to think about the world and our place in it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Friedell\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Union College (Schenectady, NY). His work has appeared in journals including\u003cem\u003e Philosophical Studies, Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Friedell\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Union College (Schenectady, NY). His work has appeared in journals including\u003cem\u003e Philosophical Studies, Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45852463726789,"sku":"9783031816611","price":51.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/pkQr8Fq9yk9783031816611.webp?v=1771454256","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-ted-chiang-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}