Philosophy and Blade Runner is the first book to explore a full range of philosophical issues in the classic science fiction film Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott. Through critical examination of the film’s distinctive treatment of perennial philosophical issues including human nature, personhood, identity, consciousness, free will, morality, God, death, time, and the meaning of life, the distinctive philosophy of Blade Runner is explored and assessed. The result is an engaging philosophical exploration of the greatest science fiction film of all time and a unique contribution to the philosophy of film that invites readers to ponder questions of universal human significance: Where did I come from? Where am I going? How long have I got?
New: Thoughts on Blade Runner 2049 (Warning: Spoilers!)
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- Rachael
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- More Human than Human
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- Spinner
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- Movie Art
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- Movie Art
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- Radical
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- Tyrell’s Owl
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- Blade Runner
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- Spinner
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- From Celluloid City
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- Roy Batty & Dove
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- Ridley Scott and Philip K. Dick
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- Ridley Scott directing Rutger Hauer
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- Roy Batty and Dove, by Tom Ralston
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- Time to die
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- Blade Runner
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- Los Angeles, 2019
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- “Not yet….”
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- “It’s not an easy thing to meet your maker.”
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- “It was not called execution….”
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- “We’re physical.”
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- “How do I look?”
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- Is Deckard a replicant?
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- “You’ve done a man’s job.”
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- Tears, in rain
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- “Too bad she won’t live!”
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- “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe.”
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- “You’re the Prodigal Son.”
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- The film that started it all
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- “Is he good?”
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- “We’re not computers, Sebastian!”
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- Final words
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- Zhora flees
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- Deckard flees
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- “Is it real?”
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- “Are you testing for whether I’m a lesbian, Mr. Deckard?”
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- Movie art
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- “Gaff had been there….”
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- …. but had let her live.”
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- “I guess you’re through, huh?”
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- Approach path
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- Chasing Zhora
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- “I’ll tell you about my mother….”
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- “You’re our best friend, Sebastian.”
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- Danger
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- “Painful to live in fear, isn’t it?”
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- Blade Runner and PKD
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- Tyrell Corporation
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- “You’re gonna have to get it up!”
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- Prelude to violence
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- A reflective moment
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- Deckard’s savior
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- Spinner traffic
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- “Are you for real?”
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- “Outta the way!”
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- Checking the poop sheets
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- Film noir
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- “Tell him I’m eating.”
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- Chasing Zhora
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- “You play beautifully.”
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- “Calfskin wallet…”
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- Is he a replicant?
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- A lost waif
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- “I remember lessons….”
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- “If you don’t play….”
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- Ridley Scott directing Harrison Ford
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- “Ever see a turtle, Leon?”
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- The all-seeing eye
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- “That’s what it is to be a slave.”
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- Snake?
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- At the police station
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- Rain
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- Battered but determined
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- “Is this to be an empathy test?”
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- Taking aim at Zhora
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- Stalking Roy
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- Pris watches
