TY - CHAP
T1 - From William to the Man in Black: Sartrean Existentialism and the Power of Freedom
AU - Engels, Kimberly
N1 - We cant define consciousness because consciousness does not exist. Humans fancy that theres something special about the way we perceive the world, and yet we live in loops as tight and as closed as the hosts do, seldom questioning our choices, content, for the most part, to be told what to do next.
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - In one of Season 1’s biggest reveals, Westworld viewers learn that the timid and mild‐mannered William is the younger version of the violent, sinister, mission‐driven Man in Black. It is hard to believe that the reserved, hesitant young man we meet in the pilot is the same person as the vicious, unmerciful rogue who kills and abuses androids like they’re mere rodents or flies. Throughout the season viewers witness the key events that lead to this transformation and the birth of a new character, or at least a character that is unrecognizable in relation to his former self. Viewers are left to ponder whether the Man in Black was William’s “true self” all along, or whether the events William
AB - In one of Season 1’s biggest reveals, Westworld viewers learn that the timid and mild‐mannered William is the younger version of the violent, sinister, mission‐driven Man in Black. It is hard to believe that the reserved, hesitant young man we meet in the pilot is the same person as the vicious, unmerciful rogue who kills and abuses androids like they’re mere rodents or flies. Throughout the season viewers witness the key events that lead to this transformation and the birth of a new character, or at least a character that is unrecognizable in relation to his former self. Viewers are left to ponder whether the Man in Black was William’s “true self” all along, or whether the events William
UR - https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Westworld+and+Philosophy%3A+If+You+Go+Looking+for+the+Truth%2C+Get+the+Whole+Thing-p-9781119437987
M3 - Chapter
BT - Westworld and Philosophy: If You Go Looking for the Truth, Get the Whole Thing
ER -