Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: Androids, Enlightenment, and the Human-Machine Boundary

2. The Harpsichord-Playing Android; or, Clock-Making in Switzerland

3. The Dulcimer-Playing Android; or, Furniture-Making in the Rhineland

4. The Design of the Mechanics; or, Sentiments Replicated in Clockwork

5. Poetic Engagement with Piano-Playing Women Automata

6. The “Enlightenment Automaton” in the Modern Industrial Age

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index