The aesthetics of the machine-god : transcendence, salvation, or dystopia in the image of the technological god-entity

In popular fiction, as well as in theoretical philosophy, often inspired by technological evolution, we often come across the entity of the so-called machine-god. Originating in creation myths, later adapted into the science-fiction and horror genres, the opposition between a synthetic, fabricated c...

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Main Author: Kapcár, Andrej (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Společnost 2022
In: Religio
Year: 2022, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: [45]-76
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