| Description |
1 online resource (365 p.) |
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Anglistische Forschungen ; v.469 |
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Anglistische Forschungen.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Titel -- Imprint -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations Used -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Science Fiction, Creation and Evolution -- 2.1 The Science Fiction Genre -- 2.2 From Creation to Evolution -- 2.3 H. G. Wells and Artificial Evolution -- 3 The Artificial Future -- From H. G. Wells to Olaf Stapledon -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Robots Are Coming -- Karel Čapek's 'R.U.R.' (1920) -- 3.3 'Creative Evolution' and Science as Art -- G. B. Shaw's 'Back to Methuselah' (1921) -- 3.4 The Epic Myth of Evolution -- Olaf Stapledon's 'Last and First Men' (1930) |
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4 The Price of Utopia -- Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' (1932) -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Life from the Laboratory and the Artificial Baby -- 4.3 The World State as Superhuman Organism -- 4.4 Fordist Mass Production and the Perfect Consumer -- 4.5 John the Savage as the 'Missing Link' -- 4.6 Conclusion and Outlook -- 5 The Ethical Machine -- Isaac Asimov's 'I, Robot' (1950) and its Legacy -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Three Laws of Robotics -- 5.3 Robot Emancipation -- 5.4 Playing the Evolutionary Game -- 5.5 Jack Williamson -- 'The Humanoids' (1949) -- 5.6 Conclusion and Outlook |
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6 The Artificial Double -- Philip K. Dick's 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' (1968) -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Artificial Animals and the Reconstruction of Nature -- 6.3 Empathy and Being Human(e) -- 6.4 Uncanny Doubles and Reality as a Construct -- 6.5 Conclusion and Outlook -- 7 The Cybernetic Revolution -- William Gibson's 'Neuromancer' (1984) -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 From Cybernetics to Cyberpunk -- 7.3 Evolution of the Cyborg -- 7.4 Cyborgisation between Utility and Art -- 7.5 Cyberspace as a New Human Environment -- 7.6 Artificial Intelligence as Evolving, Human-like Species |
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7.7 Conclusion and Outlook -- 8 Digital Humanity -- Greg Egan's 'Diaspora' (1997) -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Digital Genesis and the Language of Evolution -- 8.3 Gender and Politics of the Body -- 8.4 Evolutionary Space and New Dimensions of Life -- 8.5 Conclusion -- 9 Conclusion and Outlook -- Works Cited -- Backcover |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963. Brave new world.
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Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. I, robot.
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Dick, Philip K. Do androids dream of electric sheep?
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Gibson, William, 1948- Neuromancer.
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Egan, Greg, 1961- Diaspora.
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Brave new world (Huxley, Aldous) fast |
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Do androids dream of electric sheep? (Dick, Philip K.) fast |
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I, robot (Asimov, Isaac) fast |
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Neuromancer (Gibson, William) fast |
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Science fiction, English -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Literature and technology -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 20th century
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Artificial intelligence in literature.
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Technology in literature.
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Cybernetics in literature.
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Artificial intelligence in literature
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Cybernetics in literature
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Literature and technology
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Science fiction, English
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Technology in literature
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English-speaking countries
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
382537937X |
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9783825379377 |
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