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One of the more exciting ways to grapple with important philosophical questions, positions, and arguments, is through philosophical fiction. Accessible and lively, such fiction can be as enlightening as it is entertaining. It is an especially valuable genre for those who find philosophy "dry and academic." This book is the best collection of philosophically interesting science fiction ever assembled. It is an introduction to philosophy for readers of science fiction and an introduction to science fiction for the philosophically inclined. The book consists of a collection of stories arranged by philosophical subject area. Each section begins with an introduction describing the philosophical issues and options, and ends with a set of study questions designed to guide reflection.
One of the more exciting ways to grapple with important philosophical questions, positions, and arguments, is through philosophical fiction. Accessible and lively, such fiction can be as enlightening as it is entertaining. It is an especially valuable genre for those who find philosophy "dry and academic." This book is the best collection of philosophically interesting science fiction ever assembled. It is an introduction to philosophy for readers of science fiction and an introduction to science fiction for the philosophically inclined. The book consists of a collection of stories arranged by philosophical subject area. Each section begins with an introduction describing the philosophical issues and options, and ends with a set of study questions designed to guide reflection.
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Were philosophy like any number of other disciplines, it would be fitting to begin this book with an account of the nature of the discipline. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Glory, New York, Study Questions, Breeder Tank, Mule Malloy, Madame Helena, Chaim Acosta, Quincy Summerfield, Central Committee, Rossum's Universal Robots, Tau Ceti, Committee of the Mending Apparatus, Second Law, Andrew Martin, Father Malloy, Janet Patzig, Rabbi Acosta, Class Three, Good God, Humanity League, Catch That Zeppelin, Eugenic Complex, Father Moriarty, Feraxya's Tank, French Revolution New!
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Were philosophy like any number of other disciplines, it would be fitting to begin this book with an account of the nature of the discipline. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Glory, New York, Study Questions, Breeder Tank, Mule Malloy, Madame Helena, Chaim Acosta, Quincy Summerfield, Central Committee, Rossum's Universal Robots, Tau Ceti, Committee of the Mending Apparatus, Second Law, Andrew Martin, Father Malloy, Janet Patzig, Rabbi Acosta, Class Three, Good God, Humanity League, Catch That Zeppelin, Eugenic Complex, Father Moriarty, Feraxya's Tank, French Revolution New!
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- The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster on 4 pages
- The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges on 4 pages
- Who Can Replace a Man by Brian Aldiss in Front Matter, page 181, and page 225
- Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov in Front Matter, and page 182
- Abraham Lincoln (The Ohio Experience) by Carole Marsh on page 153
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