Bir Düşünce Deneyi Olarak Bilim Kurgu Edebiyatı: Michael Crichton’ın Prey Romanının Etik Analizi
Anahtar Kelimeler:
Düşünce Deneyi, Bilim Kurgu Edebiyatı, Etik, Etik AnaliziÖz
Sınırsız bir hayal gücü ürünü olan bilim kurgu edebiyatı,
anlatıları ile çoğu zaman içinde etik ile ilintili birtakım felsefi sorunlar barındırır. Kimi zaman bir düşünce deneyi olarak da işlev gören bilim kurgu eserleri, kontrollü bir senaryo ile insanlığın çeşitli durumlarda nasıl tepkiler verebileceğine dair örnekler sunar. Michael Crichton’ın Prey (2002) adlı romanı da böylesi eserlerden biridir. Teknolojinin sorumsuzca kullanılmasının doğurabileceği tehlikeler hakkında okuyucuyu çarpıcı bir senaryo ile uyaran Crichton’ın romanı, esasen bir düşünce deneyi olarak işlev görmektedir. Eldeki çalışma, felsefi düşünce deneyleri ile bilimkurgu edebiyatı arasındaki ilişki ve benzerliğin ortaya çıkarılmasını amaçlamaktadır. Bu bağlamda, Prey romanı etik kuramları temelinde analiz edilerek etiğin nasıl bilimkurgu edebiyatının konusu hâline geldiği incelenecektir.
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