Science-fiction Studies, Volume 27, Part 1SFS Publications., 2000 - Science fiction |
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Originating within an elite digital gerontocracy , the Copies dataist existence is inherently late - capitalist , being wholly dependent on the free - market's infrastructure . A Copy's transcendence is both commodified and compromised ...
Originating within an elite digital gerontocracy , the Copies dataist existence is inherently late - capitalist , being wholly dependent on the free - market's infrastructure . A Copy's transcendence is both commodified and compromised ...
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Denied his “ bailout ” option , digital “ existence ” itself begins to “ seduce him ” and a “ visceral sense of identity ” develops ( 11 ; italics in original ) . Permutation City raises serious doubts , however , regarding the exact ...
Denied his “ bailout ” option , digital “ existence ” itself begins to “ seduce him ” and a “ visceral sense of identity ” develops ( 11 ; italics in original ) . Permutation City raises serious doubts , however , regarding the exact ...
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These new instances of evolution are not subject to the same physical laws as organic evolution ... and exist in what ... By explaining the Elysians ' universe out of existence , the Lambertians become one of sf's more formidable and ...
These new instances of evolution are not subject to the same physical laws as organic evolution ... and exist in what ... By explaining the Elysians ' universe out of existence , the Lambertians become one of sf's more formidable and ...
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Wrapped in that mysterious | 22 |
Michael Fisch Nation War and Japans Future in the Science | 49 |
AI ALife and | 69 |
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