The Philosophy of Black Mirror

[Zeta Books]

The Philosophy of Black Mirror
By

Alexander SCHNELL

ISBN: 978‑606‑697‑171‑3 (paperback)
ISBN: 978‑606‑697‑172‑0 (ebook)

This work offers the first systematic study of philosophical themes in Black Mirror and provides a vital interpretive framework for understanding its philosophical perspective. It discusses all of its six seasons from a phenomenological point of view, focusing on the fundamental question of the nature and status of reality in the digital age. Through tracing different thematic areas in the series, it examines how the new digital conception of reality affects basic aspects of human existence – time, love, and death. It shows how the series brings into play sophisticated philosophical theories from Kant down to the present day and emphasizes how it places philosophy itself in different light.