Project Gutenberg 2008-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 138 Teichner, Albert Teichner, Albert R. Man Made Produced from Amazing Science Fiction Stories January 1960. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Man Made" by Albert R. Teichner is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The book explores profound philosophical questions about identity, the nature of the soul, and what it means to be human in an age of advanced technology and body modification. Set in a future where individuals can replace their biological parts with synthetic ones, the narrative delves into themes of self-awareness, mortality, and the essence of humanity. The story follows Treb Hawley, an astronaut who experiences significant physical transformations through a series of surgical procedures after accidents during space missions. As he undergoes these transformations, Hawley grapples with the implications of losing his original biological parts and becoming predominantly synthetic. Through conversations with his doctor and philosophical musings, he contemplates the nature of his identity, leading to an exploration of the "Achilles' Ship" paradox: at what point does a replacement lead to the creation of a new entity? As the narrative progresses, Hawley’s journey culminates in a radical procedure that leaves him entirely composed of synthetic matter, challenging the boundaries between life, identity, and the soul, ultimately suggesting that he embodies a new form of human existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Science fiction, American Medical fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Philosophy & Ethics 47257 2025-08-10T09:47:44.277477 text/html 43202 2021-01-03T10:51:21 text/html 82485 2025-08-10T09:47:47.929464 application/epub+zip 81252 2025-08-10T09:47:45.910485 application/epub+zip 81252 2025-08-10T09:47:44.842490 application/epub+zip 146498 2025-08-10T09:47:49.454468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139305 2025-08-10T09:47:47.311476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120883 2022-09-11T12:52:37.856539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41013 2025-08-10T09:47:44.052494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40891 2021-01-03T10:51:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52508 2007-12-04T17:33:04 application/octet-stream 82044 2007-12-04T17:33:04 application/octet-stream 81581 2007-12-04T17:33:04 application/octet-stream 76832 2007-12-04T17:33:04 application/octet-stream 79289 2007-12-04T17:33:04 application/octet-stream 75939 2007-12-04T17:33:04 application/octet-stream 77108 2007-12-04T17:33:04 application/octet-stream 66584 2007-12-04T17:33:04 application/octet-stream 24958 2025-08-10T09:47:49.635480 application/rdf+xml 9864 2025-08-10T09:47:45.366495 image/jpeg 2709 2025-08-10T09:47:45.120478 image/jpeg 17477 2021-01-03T10:51:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 16311 2021-01-03T10:51:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 80529 2025-08-10T09:47:44.282481 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog