• DocumentCode
    2195095
  • Title

    "Almost," "More Than," or "Truly" Human?: Examining Sci-Fi TV through the Lenses of Digital and Theological Anthropologies

  • Author

    Chapin, W.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    5-8 Jan. 2015
  • Firstpage
    1734
  • Lastpage
    1741
  • Abstract
    Metaphors are powerful aspects of modern social imaginaries. In this paper I examine how old metaphors interact with new metaphors in contemporary sci-fi shows through the lens of digital and theological anthropologies. The human computer interactions imagined in these shows reveal Western social concerns with human security and human nature itself.
  • Keywords
    anthropology; human computer interaction; security; digital anthropologies; human computer interactions; human security; metaphors; sci-fi TV; social imaginaries; theological anthropologies; Androids; Artificial intelligence; Computers; Humanoid robots; Surveillance; TV; Weapons; AI; digital anthropology; ethics; human security;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System Sciences (HICSS), 2015 48th Hawaii International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kauai, HI
  • ISSN
    1530-1605
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HICSS.2015.209
  • Filename
    7070019