112年第1學期-2872 Exploring Alternate Worlds: Science Fiction as Window into the Human Condition and the Future of Society 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Quizzes	5	Short, mutiple choice quizzes about the course readings
Philosophical Diary	5	Regular diary tracking engagement with course material
Final Exam	5	Oral or written exam involving making a case for the student's view
Self Assessment	85	Student's evaluation of their own effort and learning experience

教育目標

This course uses science fiction to explore the human condition, the nature of reality, and speculate about the future. Science fiction scenarios can help us to consider what it means to be human and how to relate to the environment and other forms of life; it can raise questions about the nature of reality itself; and it can help us to think through the future of humanity, including the implications of scientific and technological advances. In this course we will engage with philosophical readings on science fiction scenarios, on topics such as whether we’re living in a simulation, superintelligence, genetic engineering, time travel, human cyborgs, and more. Each section of the course will be accompanied by a science film to help us think through the issues we discuss in an imaginative way. In this class, we will be using an “un-grading” approach to learning. This means that we will not be using traditional grades or a grading system to evaluate your progress throughout the course. Instead, the focus will be on the learning process itself, and on you, the student, as the center of your own learning experience.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：3-0
上課時間：一/6,7,8[LAN109]
修課班級：國際學院不分系1-4
修課年級：1年級以上
選課備註：社會系1934、永續學程2843課程併班上課

參考書目

Susan Schneider, ed., Science Fiction and Philosophy (Wiley Blackwell, 2016)