The Persistent Peril of the Artificial Slave.
This article surveys and analyzes the pre-industrial history of artificial humanoid servants and their historical persistence. The idea of artificial slaves—and questions about their tractability—is present not only in the literature of modern times but also extends all the way back to ancient Greek...
| Publicado en: | Science Fiction Studies Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 232 - 253 |
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University of California Press
Jul2011
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