Androids in the Enlightenment : mechanics, artisans, and cultures of the self / Adelheid Voskuhl.
Androids in the Enlightenment : mechanics, artisans, and cultures of the self / Adelheid Voskuhl.
Androids in the Enlightenment : mechanics, artisans, and cultures of the self / Adelheid Voskuhl.
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Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
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G 2014/3291
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English
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xiii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction: androids, Enlightenment, and the human-machine boundary -- The harpsichord-playing android; or, clock-making in Switzerland -- The dulcimer-playing android; or, furniture-making in the Rhineland -- The design of the mechanics; or, sentiments replicated in clockwork -- Poetic engagement...
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Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
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Illinois
Date Published
2013.
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Androids in the Enlightenment : mechanics, artisans, and cultures of the self / Adelheid Voskuhl.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-269) and index.
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G 2014/3291
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74VKvKAxBABO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvKAxBABO
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ISBN
022603416X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780226034027 (cloth : alk. paper)
022603402X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226034164 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
629.8
MMS ID
991021491649702626
