Sentience in Science Fiction 101
Scerri, Mariella, and Victor Grech. "Sentience in Science Fiction 101." SFRA Review #315 (Winter 2016): pp. 14-18.[1]
In the "101" series in the Review, with very full lists of works cited and to be consulted, including Samuel Butler's Erewhon and in cinema and video the following:
EX MACHINA, Star Trek: Voyager Author, Author”
Star Trek: Voyager “Prototype”
Star Trek: The Next Generation “The Measure of Man”
Star Trek: The Next Generation "The Most Toys"
Star Trek: The Next Generation “The Offspring”
Star Trek: Voyager “Warhead”
One central conclusion can be found in the opening of the "Discussion" section on p. 17, "The treatment of sentience in science fiction narratives has been a cause of ambivalence toward acceptance of sentient non-human life forms and their quest for human rights, with both the legal and ethical implications that this may bring."
RDE, finishing, 17Aug21
