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Erewhon - Samuel Butler
Erewhon
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In the strange country of Erewhon, sick people are imprisoned while criminals are treated for sickness. Machines are are considered too dangerous to use. This subtle satire of Victorian society is still as thought-provoking and entertaining as when it was first written. Butler was the first to... show more
In the strange country of Erewhon, sick people are imprisoned while criminals are treated for sickness. Machines are are considered too dangerous to use. This subtle satire of Victorian society is still as thought-provoking and entertaining as when it was first written. Butler was the first to write about the possibility that machines might develop consciousness by Darwinian Selection.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B003NSBSAW
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
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Krazykiwi @ Kiwitopia
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4.0 Erewhon by Samuel Butler
On the surface, Erewhon is a somewhat less humorous Gulliver's Travels meets a less righteous Shangri La, a dystopian "hidden civilization" story satirising much of the Victorian society Butler lived in, and despised. But it is so, so much more than that. Unfortunately the real gem here, is hidden...
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