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Artificial Slaves: Intelligent Tools/rebellious Agents -- Real Human Automata From The Pre-empirical Era -- Whole Bodies: Alchemy, Cabala, And The Embodiment Of Force -- Body Parts: Talking Brass Heads, Dangerous Knowledge, And Robert Greene's Plays -- Prospero's Ethereal Prosthesis -- Doctor Faustus: Losing Control Of The Servant Network -- Points Of Contact Between Artificial Servants Of Yesterday And Today. Kevin Lagrandeur. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.