Artwork

Content provided by Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, and Dylan Casey. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, and Dylan Casey or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

Episode 175: Blade Runner: Androids and Humanity (Part One)

45:40
 
Share
 

Manage episode 190551291 series 1323427
Content provided by Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, and Dylan Casey. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, and Dylan Casey or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

On Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1967) and the films Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and Blade Runner (1982).

What makes us human? Dick's story about androids emphasized their lack of empathy, while the movie adaptations portrayed the "replicants" as plenty capable of emotion, but unjustly treated as servants or targets.

Attention: This second half of this special bonus episode is available only to supporters. You should go ahead and get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. You can also hear it with a $1 or more pledge at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife.

  continue reading

803 episodes

Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 190551291 series 1323427
Content provided by Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, and Dylan Casey. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, and Dylan Casey or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

On Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1967) and the films Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and Blade Runner (1982).

What makes us human? Dick's story about androids emphasized their lack of empathy, while the movie adaptations portrayed the "replicants" as plenty capable of emotion, but unjustly treated as servants or targets.

Attention: This second half of this special bonus episode is available only to supporters. You should go ahead and get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. You can also hear it with a $1 or more pledge at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife.

  continue reading

803 episodes

All episodes

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Quick Reference Guide