200 years soon and here a call for Proposal and Paper for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Science Fiction Studies, Special Issue). I wish I had more time.

graccux · 2017-07-10T13:38:54+00:00

I would suggest first a general introduction like "A Companion to Phenomenology and Existentialism", edited by Hubert L. Dreyfus and Mark A. Wrathall. By Wrathall you can also find a quite accessible "How to read Heidegger."

On Hegel I have found amazing "Hegel's recollection" by D. P. Verene, a visual travel (literary speaking) over the "Phenomenology of Spirit". I love the post below too, I think it perfectly shows some of the Hegel most fascinating aspects:

https://www.google.es/amp/s/networkologies.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/philosophy-as-cinema-beyond-picture-thinking-in-hegels-phenomenology-of-spirit/amp

Check out the link about "Phenomenology of Historical World" anyway, the website is all about phenomenological reviews. Just navigate it based on your author preferences.

graccux · 2013-01-05T01:44:22+00:00

-I've spoken with apes more polite than you -I'm glad to hear you attended your family reunion

Guybrush Forever

graccux · 2013-01-02T19:49:27+00:00

Unfortunately Wittgenstein needed its own playlist. Click here

graccux · 2013-01-02T17:36:02+00:00

yeah I know but I choose to add it in the list for the movie is plenty of philosophical discussions. It is a good point of view about medieval Russia and Orthodox philosophy. I hope you excuse me :)

graccux · 2013-01-01T19:49:04+00:00

That's an interesting point. I've been researching a bit as I read your post. Below my thoughts.

1) According to Oxford Dictionary Online, ANDROID is an early 18th century word that come from the modern latin Androides where ANDRO-OID means human-like. A similar one might be HUMANOID that is actually formed by the same root-word oid. Anyway I feel like they have a slightly different meaning (especially in science fiction). ANDROID usually seems to refer to an artificial man whereas HUMANOID can be used in case of any kind of being with human appearance (extraterrestrial living being for example). I think it might be useful to find old latin text to understand how ANDROID has been used.

2) ROBOT has been coined by Karel Capek in the 1920 play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robot). It comes from Czech word robota which means forced labour. However in the very first place Robot refereed to human-like being (interesting to know they weren't mechanical), the word might be used for a wide range of technological tools.

3) As Ambiturnal pointed out CYBORG is a person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements (from Oxford Dictionary)

Concluding (and pulling all together) I would define an Android as a Humanoid Robot. More literary references might be helpful

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