Isaac Asimov Uses Stories About Robots As A Way Of Exploring The Human Tendency To Mistreat And Vilify The "Other." His Story Bicentennial Man Reads As A Futuristic Slave Narrative - As Robot Andrew Martin Uses The Legal System To Gain Recognition Of His Humanity And Basic Human Rights. Upon Hearing Andrew's Argument - The Judge Declares - "There Is No Right To Deny Freedom To Any Object With A Mind Advanced Enough To Grasp The Concept And Desire The State." This Statement Appears In Stark Contrast To The Historical Decisions Of The American Legal System - Which - For Generations - Allowed The Enslavement Of Millions Of People Who Desired Freedom. In Writing Bicentennial Man - Asimov Formulates A Conception Of Humanity That Has Ramifications Not Only For Future Technological Beings - But Also For Dispossessed Minority Groups. Every Being With Consciousness - Asimov Asserts - Is A Human Being And Equally Entitled To Basic Human Rights.