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* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|How do people treat non-Homo Sapiens Sapiens?]] [[Fantastic Racism]], treatment of robots, androids, clones, etc. |
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|How do people treat non-Homo Sapiens Sapiens?]] [[Fantastic Racism]], treatment of robots, androids, clones, etc. |
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* What is reality? |
* What is reality? |
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* What is consciousness? What is sentience? How does one detect either? What rights does either confer on the being that has it? |
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* [[Romanticism Versus Enlightenment]]: Is human individuality superior to advanced tech, or is it the opposite? |
* [[Romanticism Versus Enlightenment]]: Is human individuality superior to advanced tech, or is it the opposite? |
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* Individualism vs. Collectivism: Should the rights of the individual be compromised for the better of the group? |
* Individualism vs. Collectivism: Should the rights of the individual be compromised for the better of the group? |
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* Authoritarianism vs. Liberalism: Should people be [[Sinister Surveillance|seen by CCTV cameras at all times]], [[Big Brother Is Watching|have their phone lines tapped and their daily lives monitored for safety]], or should they have privacy, even if that interferes with police work? |
* Authoritarianism vs. Liberalism: Should people be [[Sinister Surveillance|seen by CCTV cameras at all times]], [[Big Brother Is Watching|have their phone lines tapped and their daily lives monitored for safety]], or should they have privacy, even if that interferes with police work? |
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* Transhumanism vs. Human Conservatism: [[No Transhumanism Allowed|Should people be allowed to augment themselves]], or will that bring about social downfall? |
* Transhumanism vs. Human Conservatism: [[No Transhumanism Allowed|Should people be allowed to augment themselves]], or will that bring about social downfall? |
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* The individual vs. the corporation vs. the State |
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* Futility vs. Cautious Optimism |
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* What is the effect of the boss' and HR's use of the computer, in particular operations research and process management techniques and project management techniques? Has the cybernetic takeover already happened and turned the boss into a figurehead for his computer? Does automation make work more menial? |
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* Great Man theory of history versus Big History; the individual versus impersonal forces |
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* Left wing politics versus the Cold War being long gone |
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* [[Gaia's Lament]], technological and social innovation |
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=== '''Suggested Plots''' === |
=== '''Suggested Plots''' === |
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* Your High School [[Sitcom]] could include such plots as [[Two-Timer Date]], [[In with the In Crowd]], [[Feud Episode]], and even [[Horrible Camping Trip]]. |
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* A fantasy/horror piece that's heavy on Telepathy and [[Mind Manipulation]]? Try [[Fake Memories]], [[Grand Theft Me]], [[Amnesia Danger]], [[Journey to the Center of the Mind]], and [[Something He Would Never Say]]. |
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== '''Departments''' == |
== '''Departments''' == |
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