Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2018, 20(11):27-31 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2018.1A.27-31

Future Ethical Challenges as Portrayed in Science Fiction Films

Karel Sladek1
1 Department of Theological Ethics and the Spiritual Theology, Catholic Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague and Center for Applied Ethics, Catholic Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Fictional worlds of sci-fi films are but visions of the stage humanity (and the world) is coming to given the ever-evolving technological progress. On the one hand, there are optimistic views of scientific development, on the other, there are ethical warnings, especially when a film portrays consequences for humanity and the planet; a vision, in which we crossed the boundaries and fundamentally change the nature of living organisms either by changing their genetic information, or by implanting nanotechnologies. Therefore, the present article reflects on some ethical challenges portrayed in sci-fi films; in particular, we especially concentrate on the meeting point of ethics and religion.

Keywords: sci-fi; ethics; futurology; religion

Published: May 31, 2018  Show citation

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Sladek, K. (2018). Future Ethical Challenges as Portrayed in Science Fiction Films. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 20(1A), 27-31. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2018.1A.27-31
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