Science fiction and human enhancement: radical life-extension in the movie ‘In Time’ (2011)
| Autor: | Tobias Eichinger, Johann A R Roduit, Walter Glannon |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Roduit, Johann A R |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health (social science)
Emerging technologies media_common.quotation_subject Motion Pictures Alienation 610 Medicine & health Scientific literature 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Education Health(social science) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Life Expectancy medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Sociology Bioethical Issues Philosophy Medical media_common Health Policy 06 humanities and the arts Boredom Immortality 2719 Health Policy Epistemology Biomedical Enhancement Philosophy of biology Human enhancement Philosophy of medicine 10222 Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine 060301 applied ethics medicine.symptom 3306 Health (social science) 3304 Education |
| Popis: | The ethics of human enhancement has been a hotly debated topic in the last 15 years. In this debate, some advocate examining science fiction stories to elucidate the ethical issues regarding the current phenomenon of human enhancement. Stories from science fiction seem well suited to analyze biomedical advances, providing some possible case studies. Of particular interest is the work of screenwriter Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, S1m0ne, In Time, and Good Kill), which often focuses on ethical questions raised by the use of new technologies. Examining the movie In Time (2011), the aim of this paper is to show how science fiction can contribute to the ethical debate of human enhancement. In Time provides an interesting case study to explore what could be some of the consequences of radical life-extension technologies. In this paper, we will show how arguments regarding radical life-extension portrayed in this particular movie differ from what is found in the scientific literature. We will see how In Time gives flesh to arguments defending or rejecting radical life-extension. It articulates feelings of unease, alienation and boredom associated with this possibility. Finally, this article will conclude that science fiction movies in general, and In Time in particular, are a valuable resource for a broad and comprehensive debate about our coming future. |
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