Science-fiction Studies, Volume 4SFS Publications., 1977 - Science fiction |
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Human history is then perceived as an interlude , an accidental break within a process of pure necessity . ... and ambiguous novel Hellstrom's Hive ( 1973 ) and even more clearly perhaps in T.J. Bass's Half Past Human ( 1971 ) .
Human history is then perceived as an interlude , an accidental break within a process of pure necessity . ... and ambiguous novel Hellstrom's Hive ( 1973 ) and even more clearly perhaps in T.J. Bass's Half Past Human ( 1971 ) .
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As a result of automation , challenging work has been transferred to machines , humanity has been divided between a ... has been depopulated , and life has been given over to the consumption of trinkets lacking all human purpose .
As a result of automation , challenging work has been transferred to machines , humanity has been divided between a ... has been depopulated , and life has been given over to the consumption of trinkets lacking all human purpose .
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Androids , which are robots designed to look like humans , enforce the man / machine comparison even more strongly . ... Androids are indistinguishable from the figures of human beings , so common in post - war science fiction ...
Androids , which are robots designed to look like humans , enforce the man / machine comparison even more strongly . ... Androids are indistinguishable from the figures of human beings , so common in post - war science fiction ...
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