Abstract
I Robot is a rousing sci-fi action story which explores Artificial Intelligence and its consequences. Deep philosophical themes abound, such as existential crisis and identity-defining choice, the nature of personhood, purpose in life, cognition and mental interpretive structures, faith vs. reason, divine command theory, and freedom vs. determinism. It also brims with biblical symbolism, including the fall, messianic figures, the exodus from bondage, theophany, ambiguity of the feminine, sacrificial death and the trinity. Finally it is about personal and collective redemption, making a clear statement about the heart and emotions as the seat of will, faith, and morality.
Recommended Citation
Trussell, Richard C.
(2005)
"I, Robot: You Gotta Have Heart,"
Journal of Religion & Film: Vol. 9:
Iss.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol9/iss2/8
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