Dark Reflections: Video for Black Mirror and Philosophy
Check out this video of volume editor David Kyle Johnson talking about his passion for Black Mirror and philosophy.
No Exit from Black Mirror
No Exit from Black Mirror Philosophy, Morality, and Decision Making in the Multiverse Listen to David Kyle Johnson discuss all these topics and more on the Black Mirror Cracked podcast. Click here to hear.
Enacting Reflection Through Sci-fi
Enacting Reflection Through Sci-fi Black Mirror & Philosophy Sergio Urueña Editor’s Note: In the following, Sergio Urueña outlines how some Black Mirror stories—the ones that seem to have a certain dose of reality wrapped in halos of fantasy—not only tell something about our social realities but could also shape reality itself. Science Fiction & Philosophy How…
Philosophy in Film
PHILOSOPHY IN FILM Leander P. Marquez Editor’s note: Black Mirror and Philosophy: Dark Reflections treats Black Mirror as a work of philosophy—as if it each episode is trying to raise a philosophical question or make a philosophical point. In the following piece, Leander Marquez (who helped the editor write the introduction to Black Mirror…
Aristotelian Tragedy in Black Mirror
Aristotelian Tragedy in Black Mirror Matt Hummel Black Mirror’s delightfully macabre blend of sci-fi horror stories is fascinating for myriad reasons, one of which has to be the fact it’s comprised of just that: stories. Unlike more traditional series, each Black Mirror episode must introduce characters, construct a setting and plot, and create and eventually…
Choose Your Own Philosophical Adventure with Bandersnatch
Choose Your Own Philosophical Adventure with Bandersnatch The Black Mirror episode “Bandersnatch” was called a “choose your own adventure” story. Given its multiple timelines and multiple endings, it raised multiple philosophical questions. For the new book Black Mirror and Philosophy: Dark Reflections, contributor Chris Lay and editor David Kyle Johnson put together a “choose your…
Black Mirror and Philosophy Interview
Listen to David Kyle Johnson discuss Black Mirror and Philosophy here.
Black Mirror and Philosophy: Suggested Further Readings
Black Mirror and Philosophy Suggested Further Readings Editor’s Note: In most cases, the articles suggested take opposing sides on a question that the chapter or episode raises. The nature of some chapters and episodes, however, does not lend itself to this approach. In those cases, readings that are merely on or about the relevant topic…
Black Mirror and Philosophy: Call for Abstracts
Call for Abstracts Black Mirror and Philosophy Edited by David Kyle Johnson The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series Please circulate and post widely. Apologies for cross posting. To propose ideas for future volumes in the Blackwell series please contact the Series Editor, William Irwin, at williamirwin@kings.edu If you have comments or criticisms for the…
Black Mirror, “Be Right Back,” and Philosophy
Black Mirror, “Be Right Back,” and Philosophy Matteo Grasso Black Mirror is without a doubt one of the most philosophical TV series of the last decade. Like a modern day Twilight Zone, every episode has a different cast and a different setting. “Be Right Back” tells the story of a woman’s grief for the…
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series 