ENGL 0450F - Man and Machine

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Brown University

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Examines the fascination with "human" machines and "mechanical" humans in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. What hopes and what fears are associated with human machines? How has the automaton challenged fundamental concepts such as "subjectivity," "intelligence," "consciousness," and "progress"? Authors include Henry David Thoreau, Henry Adams, Thomas Carlyle, Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells, E.M. Forster, William Gibson. Enrollment limited to 20 first-year students.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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