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Philip K. Dick · 1987
The fifth and final volume of Philip K. Dick's collected short stories, containing 25 stories that showcase Dick's characteristic blend of philosophical inquiry and science fiction premises drawn from everyday American life. Introduced by Thomas M. Disch, the collection demonstrates why Dick was revered by fellow science fiction writers for his innovative ideas and metaphorical explorations of contemporary culture.
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What this book knows
Reality is a psychiatric verdict; identity dissolves when the machinery of consensus turns against you.
mind-and-cognition
It's been possible ever since… to implant a delusional idea. You admit that.
ESOC-RC-057Either the file had been reconstructed or Carol was mistaken. Mistaken—or lying. The file told him nothing.
ESOC-RC-058self-and-identity
It's typical of the Terran mind to fasten onto phantoms. That might help explain their defeat.
ESOC-RC-046Can I live inside you? Hidden away where no one knows… you have your flights, your passes.
ESOC-RC-088I can read your mind; you do. And I can read the mind of an FBI man now at the desk.
ESOC-RC-022faith-and-doubt
Would be a damn shame to wake somebody else up—somebody who didn't deserve it.
ESOC-RC-110Illuminates
6 published passages · book excerpt · research analysis
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