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How does Short Fiction develop the theme of Humanity and Artificial Life?
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Short Fiction by Walter M. Miller Jr. develops Humanity and Artificial Life across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.
The book explores the blurred line between human and non-human, particularly through genetically engineered animals like neutroids and cat-Q-5s, questioning what qualifies as a 'person' and the ethics of their treatment.
The chapter explores the moral status of intelligent neutroids, with Anne equating them to human children and Norris defending his role by calling them 'only animals.'
Evidence in the book
- Conditionally Human
The chapter explores the moral status of intelligent neutroids, with Anne equating them to human children and Norris defending his role by calling them 'only animals.'