More Human Than Human is popular PDF and ePub book, written by Neil Clarke in 2017-11-07, it is a fantastic choice for those who relish reading online the Fiction genre. Let's immerse ourselves in this engaging Fiction book by exploring the summary and details provided below. Remember, More Human Than Human can be Read Online from any device for your convenience.
More Human Than Human Book PDF Summary
The idea of creating an artificial human is an old one. One of the earliest science-fictional novels, Frankenstein, concerned itself primarily with the hubris of creation, and one’s relationship to one’s creator. Later versions of this “artificial human” story (and indeed later adaptations of Frankenstein) changed the focus to more modernist questions… What is the nature of humanity? What does it mean to be human? These stories continued through the golden age of science fiction with Isaac Asimov’s I Robot story cycle, and then through post-modern iterations from new wave writers like Philip K. Dick. Today, this compelling science fiction trope persists in mass media narratives like Westworld and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, as well as twenty-first century science fiction novels like Charles Stross’s Saturn's Children and Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl. The short stories in More Human than Human demonstrate the depth and breadth of artificial humanity in contemporary science fiction. Issues of passing . . . of what it is to be human . . . of autonomy and slavery and oppression, and yes, the hubris of creation; these ideas have fascinated us for at least two hundred years, and this selection of stories demonstrates why it is such an alluring and recurring conceit.
Detail Book of More Human Than Human PDF
- Author : Neil Clarke
- Release : 07 November 2017
- Publisher : Start Publishing LLC
- ISBN : 9781597806183
- Genre : Fiction
- Total Page : 672 pages
- Language : English
- PDF File Size : 13,6 Mb
If you're still pondering over how to secure a PDF or EPUB version of the book More Human Than Human by Neil Clarke, don't worry! All you have to do is click the 'Get Book' buttons below to kick off your Download or Read Online journey. Just a friendly reminder: we don't upload or host the files ourselves.