2007-09-16 01:16:43 · 6 answers · asked by yuukii 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I do not think it would be possible to address all the issues in Bicentennial Man without doing a very close watching of the film with the question in mind. However, the major issue that I can think of is "What makes someone a person." Aristotle made arguments describing the differences between humans/animals and persons. The person is a rational animal that can form concepts. Aristotle used this difference as an indirect argument for the use of slavery,(i.e. slavery is not is wrong because slaves are not persons.) The film deals with this distinction, in a modern AI world. I am sure there are other issues philosophically but I feel that the definition of a "person" is the largest.
2007-09-16 01:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by spartanmike 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. What is considered alive? Connected with the following:
a. The robot become legally considered human at the end, so was he human all along?
b. If not, then at what point did it become human?
c. Was its unique opportunity/luck the only factor that made such difference?
d. Is being alive nothing but a tittle assigned without any hard defining condition besides our own bias?
2. How is self improvement possible? Also considering:
a. Was there essential change in his humanity with its bio-mechanical improvements?
b. If so, was his humanity and status as living a state of mind developed from such bio-mechanical improvements?
3. Can longevity interfere with meaningfulness?
a. As he eventually chose not to continue aging to become human, was that to give his life significance?
b. if so, why was it so important?
c. When we get to such point how will we decide who lives for longer and how much longer? and why?
These are questions raised by the "Bicentennial Man"! There should be some more, but I feel these are the most significant...
2007-09-16 02:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by ikiraf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-15 09:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by gjokaj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One very obvious and major issue in the film is the debate on science and religion. God made man, and man cannot create man. God is the only and ultimate creator of the human race, so it is highly impossible for man to create another man, artificially speaking. The movie shows that science and technology makes this possible.
2007-09-16 01:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by princessbarbie 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Bicentennial Man" is a training video for stupid love.
A robot that could live forever chooses death.
A woman who could procreate according to her kind, chooses genetic oblivion.
The movie portrays as enlightenment, the inability to look beyond the style of love, into it's substance.
2007-09-16 03:12:29 · answer #5 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you believe you missed some em'?
2007-09-16 01:21:25 · answer #6 · answered by Richard15 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋