Table of Contents
Foreword Denis Villeneuve
Introduction Timothy Shanahan and Paul Smart
1. We’re All Just Looking Out for Something Real Timothy Shanahan
2. The Alphabet of Us: Miracles, Messianism, and the Baseline Test in Blade Runner 2049 Stephen Mulhall
3. The "Miracle" of Replicant Reproduction Fiona Woollard
4. Being-from-Birth: Natality and Narrative Brian Treanor
5. The Best Memories: Identity, Narrative, and Objects Richard Heersmink and Christopher Jude McCarroll
6. Breaking the Code: Strong Agency and Becoming a Person Robert W. Clowes
7. The Joi of Holograms Paul Smart
8. Androids Dream of Virtual Sheep Wanja Wiese and Thomas Metzinger
9. Her Eyes Were Green: Intimate Relationships in Blade Runner 2049 Timothy Shanahan
10. Artificial Economics Paul Smart
11. The Eyes of God Nigel Shadbolt and Paul Smart
12. What Am I to You? The Deck-a-Rep Debate and the Question of Fictional Truth Timothy Shanahan.
Index