Author : Mark Peatfield
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (212 download)
Book Synopsis Ego Machine Anthology by : Mark Peatfield
Download or read book Ego Machine Anthology written by Mark Peatfield and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Difference Engine, there was the Ego Machine. In 1844, documents dating from the Renaissance were unearthed. They contained plans for a device which could make a self. The Victorians constructed many of these devices and set in motion events that would direct the future of the cosmos This Anthology contains narrative and documentary evidence about the ego machine's discovery and its impact on the literature, art, and philosophy of the age. The Aether Machines, and The Enlightenment Box, narrate visits to a strange land populated with ego machines. Introduction to Ego Machines, which gives a concise account of the history and workings of these remarkable devices. Dorian, recounts the workings of the Royal Institution's ego machine. The Ego Doctor, a beguiling tale of a perverted passion in a world of ego machines. Herzog's Vision, containing extracts from his journal where he narrates his cosmic vision. His paintings, the symbolic card set used to train Dorian, are also shown here. We present a chapter from Plato's Sphere and many other sundry essays and narratives concerning ego machines in the beginning. Please note, all paintings and illustrations in the printed (non-kindle) version are black and white. The companion volume titled, 'Ego Machine: Herzog's Vision,' contains colour reproductions of all machine images and additional images to supplement Herzog's last journal entries. Or see all the colour images at: www.egomachine.net