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NARRATIVES ON EXTENDING AND TRANSCENDING MORTALITY: AN ESSAY ON IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE.

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Title: NARRATIVES ON EXTENDING AND TRANSCENDING MORTALITY: AN ESSAY ON IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
Authors: ADAMS, AUBRIE, ROTTINGHAUS, ADAM RICHARD, WALLACE, RYAN
Source: ETC: A Review of General Semantics. Oct2015, Vol. 72 Issue 4, p379-391. 13p.
Subjects: Mortality, Future (Logic), Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Book), Blade Runner (Film : 1982), Matrix, The (Film), Technology security measures, 21st century (Literary period)
Abstract: An essay is presented which explore the ways that humans have envisioned the future of mortality through an examination of futuretype tropes. It utilizes exemplary narratives from both fiction and nonfiction to identify two potential implications that underlie the stories about extending and transcending mortality, including science fiction, "Frankenstein" fictional narratives within films "Blade Runner" and "The Matrix" which communicates a similar warning on the dangers of technology.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:An essay is presented which explore the ways that humans have envisioned the future of mortality through an examination of futuretype tropes. It utilizes exemplary narratives from both fiction and nonfiction to identify two potential implications that underlie the stories about extending and transcending mortality, including science fiction, "Frankenstein" fictional narratives within films "Blade Runner" and "The Matrix" which communicates a similar warning on the dangers of technology.
ISSN:0014164X