BOOK PROMOTION

The research of Dr. Gavrić focuses on the philosophical exploration of the scope and consequences of synthesizing living and non-living substances, i.e. the synthesis that is paradigmatically visualized in the title character from the movie RoboCop, as well as in other (his and human) cinematic doubles. Gavrić’s use of film fiction for fundamental philosophical research has a methodological foundation and theoretical justification. It addresses the method of thought experimentation, including the variation of fictional content from the science fiction genre, which forms the core of the phenomenological-philosophical approach and the procedure of the most rigorous logical analysis.

The methodology of analytic philosophy, to which the author of this book is committed, aligns with the masterful orientation of Husserl’s phenomenology and consists in exploring different mental possibilities in order to arrive at an invariant semantic core that is logically binding in our engagement with the chosen theme. His boldness to delve into such a current and provocative topic, concerning the excitingly growing symbiosis of man, digital technology, and robotics, is commendable, along with the author’s simultaneously very attractive, mature, and methodologically grounded approach in its treatment.

Moreover, Dr. Gavrić demonstrated excellent knowledge in his considerations of both relevant philosophical doctrines, and those cinematic achievements that are of paramount importance in solving the philosophical puzzles that engage his attention. Therefore, we wholeheartedly recommend the publication of this exceptional monograph.

Prof. Milanko Govedarica PhD