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- I Think I Am: Philip K. Dick
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Minnesota Press
summary
For years, noted writer Laurence A. Rickels often found himself compared to novelist Philip K. Dick—though in fact Rickels had never read any of the science fiction writer’s work. When he finally read his first Philip K. Dick novel, while researching for his recent book The Devil Notebooks, it prompted a prolonged immersion in Dick’s writing as well as a recognition of Rickels’s own long-documented intellectual pursuits. The result of this engagement is I Think I Am: Philip K. Dick, a profound thought experiment that charts the wide relevance of the pulp sci-fi author and paranoid visionary.
I Think I Am: Philip K. Dick explores the science fiction author’s meditations on psychic reality and psychosis, Christian mysticism, Eastern religion, and modern spiritualism. Covering all of Dick’s science fiction, Rickels corrects the lack of scholarly interest in the legendary Californian author and, ultimately, makes a compelling case for the philosophical and psychoanalytic significance of Philip K. Dick’s popular and influential science fiction.
Table of Contents
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- Introjection
- pp. 1-15
- Endopsychic Allegories
- pp. 19-45
- Schreber Guardian
- pp. 46-57
- Belief System Surveillance
- pp. 58-75
- Deeper Problems
- pp. 79-84
- Veil of Tears
- pp. 85-98
- Dick Manfred
- pp. 106-111
- Spiritualism Analogy
- pp. 133-151
- Imitating the Dead
- pp. 152-158
- Indexical Layer
- pp. 159-167
- Hammers and Things
- pp. 183-189
- Crucifictions
- pp. 190-199
- Over There
- pp. 200-209
- Martyrology
- pp. 210-220
- Can’t Live, Can’t Live
- pp. 221-236
- Umwelt, Mitwelt, and Eigenwelt
- pp. 245-260
- Outer Race
- pp. 261-268
- The German Introject
- pp. 269-275
- Materialism, Idealism, and Cybernetics
- pp. 279-284
- Startling Stories
- pp. 285-291
- A Couple of Years
- pp. 292-307
- Android Empathy
- pp. 308-321
- Homunculus and Robot
- pp. 322-333
- ALL OF YOU ARE DEAD. I AM ALIVE.
- pp. 334-347
- Go with the Flow
- pp. 348-358
- Room for Thought
- pp. 361-366
- Let the Dead Be
- pp. 399-402
- Play Bally
- pp. 403-408
- Bibliography
- pp. 431-440
- About the Author
- pp. 441-450
Additional Information
ISBN
9780816673643
Related ISBN(s)
9780816666669
MARC Record
OCLC
648759658
Pages
432
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No