The Human Future? Artificial Humans and Evolution in Anglophone Science Fiction of the 20th Century.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lampadius, Stefan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, 2020.
Colección:Anglistische Forschungen.
Temas:
Huxley, Aldous, > 1894-1963. > Brave new world.
Asimov, Isaac, > 1920-1992. > I, robot.
Dick, Philip K. > Do androids dream of electric sheep?
Gibson, William, > 1948- > Neuromancer.
Egan, Greg, > 1961- > Diaspora.
Brave new world (Huxley, Aldous)
Do androids dream of electric sheep? (Dick, Philip K.)
I, robot (Asimov, Isaac)
Neuromancer (Gibson, William)
1900-1999
Science fiction, English > 20th century > History and criticism.
Literature and technology > English-speaking countries > History > 20th century.
Artificial intelligence in literature.
Technology in literature.
Cybernetics in literature.
Littérature et technologie > Anglophonie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Intelligence artificielle dans la littérature.
Technologie dans la littérature.
Cybernétique dans la littérature.
Artificial intelligence in literature
Cybernetics in literature
Literature and technology
Science fiction, English
Technology in literature
English-speaking countries
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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