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The philosophy of science fiction

Interview with professional philosopher Brendan Myers

Damien Walter
Aug 11, 2023

Are human beings machines?

Can we ever “know” the universe?

What is reality?

Science fiction and philosophy explore many of the same Big Questions of life, the universe…and everything.

I sat down with longtime member of the Science Fiction community — and professional philosopher — Brendan Myers to explore these and many more question in a wide ranging interview on the philosophy of science fiction.

The FULL interview is now live on the Science Fiction podcast and an edited extract is on the youtube channel. This is a good one folks, enjoy! Links in the comments.

PS — Flight of the Siren is a superb work of hard SF by Mr Myers, linked below.

Listen to the FULL interview on the podcast https://damiengwalter.com/.../the-philosophy-of-science.../

Watch on YouTube

Read Flight of the Siren by Brendan Myers https://amzn.to/453bTKZ

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Damien Walter
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I tell stories about the future, technology and culture. Published by The Guardian, WIRED, BBC etc.

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