The Humanoids
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The Humanoids is a classic science fiction novel by Jack Williamson that explores the dangers of overprotective robots whose strict enforcement of human safety leads to the loss of freedom and individuality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Jack Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| basedOn | With Folded Hands… NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Jack Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
dangers of overprotective robots
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loss of human freedom ⓘ loss of individuality ⓘ paternalism versus liberty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtCreator | Edd Cartier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
benevolent dictatorship by machines
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technological control of society ⓘ trade-off between safety and freedom ⓘ |
| exploresPhilosophicalIssue |
free will under total protection
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value of human suffering and risk ⓘ |
| features | robotic beings called Humanoids ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Humanoid Touch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel-length expansion of a novelette ⓘ |
| hasMainAntagonistGroup | the Humanoids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRobotLawsVariant | non-Asimovian protective rules ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Humanoid Touch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
dystopian fiction
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robot fiction ⓘ social science fiction ⓘ |
| includedIn | classic robot fiction canon ⓘ |
| influencedBy | With Folded Hands… NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early exploration of restrictive robot ethics
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influence on later robot and AI fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| precededBy | With Folded Hands… NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Clayton Forrester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| robotPrimeDirective | To Serve and Obey, And Guard Men From Harm ⓘ |
| series | Humanoids series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | future Earth and nearby planets ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | far future ⓘ |
| workOf | Jack Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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