"Blindsight" Quiz
By Peter Watts
science fiction | 384 pages | Published in 2006
It's been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the Earth, screaming as they burned. The heavens have been silent since - until a derelict space probe hears whispers from a distant comet. Something talks out there: but not to us. Who to send to meet the alien, when the alien doesn't want to meet? Send a linguist with multiple-personality disorder, and a biologist so spliced to machinery he can't feel his own flesh. Send a pacifist warrior, and a vampire recalled from the grave by the voodoo of paleogenetics. Send a man with half his mind gone since childhood. Send them to the edge of the solar system, praying you can trust such freaks and monsters with the fate of a world. You fear they may be more alien than the thing they've been sent to find - but you'd give anything for that to be true, if you knew what was waiting for them.
| ISBN_13: | 9780765312181 |
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- How does the concept of blindsight challenge our understanding of consciousness and self-awareness?
- Discuss the role of empathy in the novel. How does the absence of empathy affect the characters and their interactions?
- Examine the theme of identity in 'Blindsight'. How do the characters question and redefine their own identities throughout the story?
- Analyze the portrayal of artificial intelligence in the novel. How does the author explore the boundaries between human and AI intelligence?
- Discuss the significance of the vampire metaphor in 'Blindsight'. How does it contribute to the exploration of humanity's place in the universe?
- Explore the theme of communication in the novel. How do the characters struggle to understand and communicate with the alien species?
- Examine the role of science and knowledge in 'Blindsight'. How does scientific exploration shape the events of the story and the characters' understanding of the world?
- Discuss the concept of free will in the novel. How do the characters' actions and choices reflect or challenge the idea of free will?
- Analyze the narrative structure of 'Blindsight'. How does the non-linear storytelling contribute to the overall themes and messages of the novel?
- Explore the theme of alienation in the novel. How do the characters grapple with their own sense of isolation and disconnection from others?
