The shifting realities of Philip K. Dick : : selected literary and philosophical writings
Dick, Philip K · New York : : Pantheon Books
- Publisher
- New York : : Pantheon Books
- Physical description
- 350 pages
- ISBN
- 0679426442
- Dewey classification
- 813.54
- Language
- English
Summary
Philip K. Dick has established himself as a major figure in American literature. The landscape of his imagination features a wealth of concepts and fictional worlds: Nazi-rule in a postwar nightmare
androids and the unification of man and machine
and an existence that no longer follows the logic of reality. His vision has shaped the way we perceive the past and present and how we look to the future. This first-time collection assembles his nonfiction writings (the bulk of which either have never before been published or have appeared only in obscure and out-of-print publications) - essays, journals, speeches, and interviews. In these writings he explores issues ranging from the merging of physics and metaphysics to the potential influences of "virtual" reality and its consequences to a plot-scenario for a potential episode of "Mission: Impossible," to the challenge that fundamental "human" values face in the age of technology and spiritual decline. This collection is at once penetrating and entertaining. It is sure to reconfirm Philip K. Dick not only as an important science-fiction writer but also as an explorative thinker
Digital copy
Catalogue record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 001Control number | 18567 |
| 008Fixed-length data elements | 940622s1995 nyua b 000 0 eng |
| 010Library of Congress control number | 94027812 |
| 020International Standard Book Number (ISBN) | 0679426442 : {dollar}27.50 ({dollar}38.50 Can.) |
| 035System control number | 7066335 |
| 041Language code | eng |
| 050Library of Congress call number | PS3554.I3 A6 1995 |
| 082Dewey Decimal call number | 813.54 |
| 090Local call number | PS3554 D547Sh |
| 100Main entry – personal name | Dick, Philip K. |
| 245Title statement | The shifting realities of Philip K. Dick : selected literary and philosophical writings / edited, and with an introduction by Lawrence Sutin. |
| 250Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint) | New York : Pantheon Books |
| 300Physical description | xxix, 350 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| 504Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| 520Summary, etc. | Philip K. Dick has established himself as a major figure in American literature. The landscape of his imagination features a wealth of concepts and fictional worlds: Nazi-rule in a postwar nightmare; androids and the unification of man and machine; and an existence that no longer follows the logic of reality. His vision has shaped the way we perceive the past and present and how we look to the future. This first-time collection assembles his nonfiction writings (the bulk of which either have never before been published or have appeared only in obscure and out-of-print publications) - essays, journals, speeches, and interviews. In these writings he explores issues ranging from the merging of physics and metaphysics to the potential influences of "virtual" reality and its consequences to a plot-scenario for a potential episode of "Mission: Impossible," to the challenge that fundamental "human" values face in the age of technology and spiritual decline. This collection is at once penetrating and entertaining. It is sure to reconfirm Philip K. Dick not only as an important science-fiction writer but also as an explorative thinker. |
| 600Subject added entry – personal name | Dick, Philip K--Authorship. |
| 650Subject added entry – topical term |
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| 700Added entry – personal name | Sutin, Lawrence , 1951- |
| 999Collection | Downloads |
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