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 oneβs relationship to oneβs creator. Later versions of this βartificial humanβ story (and indeed later adaptations of Franke
More than a brain: human mindscapes
β Scribed by Malafouris, L.
- Book ID
- 118258890
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Volume
- 135
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-8950
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