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Westworld and Philosophy: The Search for Host Consciousness
The provided text explores the intersection of philosophy and the television series Westworld, examining the moral and metaphysical implications of artificial intelligence. It investigates the nature of consciousness by debating whether the "hosts" possess genuine sentience or merely simulate it through complex programming. Various authors apply classical and modern theories, such as those of Aristotle, Kant, and Sartre, to analyze concepts of free will, personal identity, and the ethics of exploitation. The sources further link the park’s power dynamics to totalitarianism and colonial…
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