Dick addressed a big philosophical question, reality versus appearance, but did he also deploy the kind of knowledge of history, science etc that we find in Anderson's works? Comments on Dick's sf would be welcome.
Saturday, 14 October 2017
Philip K. Dick
Dick addressed a big philosophical question, reality versus appearance, but did he also deploy the kind of knowledge of history, science etc that we find in Anderson's works? Comments on Dick's sf would be welcome.
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Paul:
I, too, am not a fan of Mr. Dick for the most part, although I believe some of his work has significant value — perhaps GREAT value, even though I don't want to read it myself. I remember one rather Orwellian novel that ended with the narrator being told that the government will shortly execute him ... but has groomed an impostor to write pro-government propaganda under his name. The sense of defilement there ... not to mention that Evil WINS....
Dick wrote one story, though, that greatly appealed to me. This was "The Defenders," about robots called "leadies" being used as proxy soldiers in a war between the West and the Soviets. Jerry Pournelle introduced this story in an anthology with a remark that Dick was fascinated by the concept of loyalty. The leadies turn against their masters' WISHES — but NOT against their masters' BEST INTERESTS....
Kaor, DAVID!
This seems interesting, was the Dick story in one of Pournelle's THERE WILL BE WAR books?
Sean
Sean:
Yes; the very first of the *There Will Be War* series.
Kaor, DAVID!
I might have that book, I will check later.
Sean
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