LIU CIXIN'S NOVEL "THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM" AND ITS FILM ADAPTATION AS A REFLECTION ON CURRENT ISSUES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

This study examines the novel "The Three-Body Problem" by contemporary Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin and its adaptation in the television series (2023, China) as an illustration of current issues in the philosophy of science. The study focuses on the existence of scientific laws and digital modeling methods. Against the backdrop of the dynamic development of plot lines involving radio transmission to aliens during the Cultural Revolution in China and acontemporary detective investigation into the suicides of scientists, an original interpretation of the limits of knowledge and the paradoxical nature of formulating objective laws of natural science based on regularity theory, that is, the recurrence of events, is revealed. This interpretation is presented in parable form through the "shooter" and "farmer" hypotheses, as well as a thought experiment with billiard balls. The irreducible complexity of the world is explained through N. Luhmann’s systems theory. The digital modeling method offers an alternative way to explore unattainable worlds through a computer game, also serving as a stimulator of scientists' creativity. The film adaptation, which makes extensive use of modern digital technologies, provides a contemporary form of visualization for the problems posed.