Philip K Dick, The Android And The Human speech (PDF)

Philip K. Dick's Philosophical Novels (10-week class, starting May 30)

Introduction To This Course

Texts For The Class

Recordings Of Class Sessions (posted after each session finishes)

Week 1 - Introduction: The Dick Schtick(s)

Week 2 - Humans And Androids, A New Religion, and Empathy

Overview Of Week 2: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 2 Class Session
Philip K Dick, The Android And The Human speech (PDF)
Handout - Empathy, Animals, Androids, and Humans in Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep
Key Differences Between The Novel and the Film Adaptation
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: Philip K Dick On Empathy As The Human Characteristic

Week 3 - Virtual Reality, Another New Religion, and Death Instinct

Week 4 - Virtual Reality Redux, Identifying The Monster, and the Psi Business

Week 5 - Absolute Evil, Assimilation and Identity, and Unstable Reality

Overview Of Week 5: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 5 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About The Three Stigmata Of Palmer Eldritch and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: Evil From Outside

Week 6 - Alternate Timelines, The Oracle, Moral and Immoral Choices

Overview Of Week 6: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 6 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About The Man In The High Castle and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: The Meaning and Role Of The Oracle

Week 7 - Alternate Timelines Again, Police States, and Reality-Bending Drugs

Overview Of Week 7: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 7 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About Flow My Tears The Policeman Said and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: TBD

Week 8 - Undercover Identity, The Drug Culture, and Psychic Breakdown

Week 9 - The Black Iron Prison, Gnosticism, and Theophany

Week 10 - Gnosticism Redux, Divine Sophia, and Salvation

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