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Title: Science Fiction, Philosophy and Politics
Subtitle: Planet of the Apes as a Thought Experiment
Author(s): CARROLL, Noël
Journal: Ethical Perspectives
Volume: 20    Issue: 3   Date: 2013   
Pages: 477-493
DOI: 10.2143/EP.20.3.2992659

Abstract :
In this article, I propose the idea that science fiction can function as a philosophical thought experiment, using The Planet of the Apes as an illustration. I try to show that this movie offers a challenge to the politico-philosophical theory of natural slavery, which was of particular relevance to American society in the 1960s.

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