Cosmos and Camus : Science Fiction Film and the Absurd (Hardcover, New ed)

Acknowledgments ? Abbreviations ? Introduction Camus’ absurd and science fiction film: A potential point of convergence? ? Part I Camus’ absurd: Consciousness and limits ? The redemptive power of absurd walls in The Stranger ? "If I were a tree": Facing the limits of human existence in The Myth of Sisyphus ? "A strange form of love": Responding to the limits of human existence in The Myth of Sisyphus and The Rebel ? Part II Science fiction films: Absurd at the edge of the cosmos ? Introduction to Part II ? When the silent universe speaks: Applying Camus’ absurd to the alien encounters of Contact and Arrival ? Dreams of the impossible: Applying Camus’ absurd to the human/machine relations of A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Her ? The strangers: Reflections on the interrelations between Camus’ absurd and sci-fi encounters with nonhumans ? Bibliography ? Index.