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Merleau-Ponty, Maurice. 1945. The film and the new psychology. In Sense and non-sense, 48–59. Trans. H. Dreyfus, and P. Dreyfus. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1964.

Thanks to its brilliant melding of film noir, science fiction, and cyberpunk motifs, not to mention its stirring music and unprecedented visual density, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982/2007) has become an influential cultural icon. What really sets the film apart from most movies, however, are the ways in which it encourages philosophical questions. Virtually all commentators agree that “What does it mean to be human?” – understood as asking something like, “What characterizes the real (or authentic) human being?” – is the central philosophical question the film raises. Attempting to answer that question can be a fertile approach to the film, with moral implications for how to think about the qualifications for inclusion in the human community. That is not, however, the only way to appreciate the philosophical significance of Blade Runner. The film also encourages viewers to ponder the question, “What fundamental experiences constitute the uniquely human mode of self-consciousness?” Showing how the latter question leads to a richer appreciation of Blade Runner as philosophy is the aim of this chapter. Keywords

With its non-automatic control, this umbrella is easy to open and close, providing you with hassle-free protection from the rain. Its long-handle design offers comfortable grip and effortless manoeuvrability, making it suitable for adults of all ages. Often imitated but never fully replicated is Vangelis’ Golden Globe nominated synth score. Recorded on an Yamaha’s CS-80 synthesizer, these ambient textures were as vital to creating the universe of the film as the set design (which drew inspiration from Edward Hopper paintings and Fritz Lang’s Metropolis), costume, lighting and Orwellian ‘Cityspeak’ language invented for the film. Erv’ Plecter] replaced the central support rod for the umbrella with a clear polycarbonate tube. An optic cable snakes through the hollow tube, illuminated by a Luxeon LED in the handle. The custom PCB and 900 mAh battery are both housed there as well. Take a look at (and listen to) the demo after the break. We’ll need to add this to our future projects list right after that Lightsaber movie replica build.

What am I to you? In Blade Runner 2049: A philosophical exploration, ed. T. Shanahan and P. Smart, 228–247. London: Routledge. In Alien, Ash is unstable and perhaps the craftiest aspect of the story beside the infamous chestburster itself. An erudite and standoffish science officer nobody else on the crew knows or particularly likes, Holm’s character is an outsider among anti-social misfits. He also was placed on the ship at the last minute because he’s really an android. He is literally a company robot out to perform the interests of Weyland-Yutani, even if it is in direct threat to the crew of the ship.Meanwhile later models become more and more docile and subservient, first with David serving his maker Peter Weyland better than Roy served Eldon Tyrell, and then with Ash perfectly obeying his corporate masters but with a sadistic streak in Alien. Finally, Bishop in Aliens (1986) is a benign and dutiful synthetic, albeit he was never programmed to betray his crewmates. For humans, Bishop (Lance Henriksen) is the preferred robot to keep around, but that is because he is the least like us and the least likely to follow the beat of his own drum.