ANI ÚMYSEL, ANI NÁHODA – SKÔR NIEČO MEDZI TÝM: POSTHUMANISTICKÉ TÉMY VO FILME EX MACHINA

• Authors: Lacko Ivan

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Neither intention, nor chance – something in-between: Post-humanist themes in Ex Machina

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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This article presents a post-humanist analysis of Alex Garland’s 2014 movie Ex Machina with a specific focus on how the story, plot and style present post-humanist themes. The central issues discussed herein include the narrative and visual representation of the social and ethical questions related to the process of creating artificial intelligence with a humanoid appearance. The article discusses theses of post-humanism and post-humanization in the philosophical and aesthetic approach of the movie creators.

Keywords

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POST-HUMANISM; EX MACHINA; MOVIE

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 75
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 148 – 157

Contributors

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Lacko Ivan

• Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky, Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2020.75.2.6