Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Description
In a ravaged post-apocalyptic San Francisco, bounty hunter Rick Deckard is assigned to track down and eliminate six escaped androids of the latest Nexus-6 model—artificial beings so sophisticated that distinguishing them from humans becomes increasingly impossible. As Deckard pursues these fugitives across a desolate landscape, he finds himself questioning the very nature of consciousness, empathy, and what truly defines humanity in a world where the line between machine and man has become dangerously blurred. Philip K. Dick's seminal science fiction novel weaves philosophical inquiry into a tense, noir-tinged narrative that explores the existential implications of artificial intelligence with remarkable prescience. Through Deckard's moral and psychological unraveling, the novel challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about identity, compassion, and the essence of life itself. A masterwork that remains as philosophically provocative and narratively gripping today as when it first appeared, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and humanity.
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Gollancz
Published Jun 1, 2007
214 pages
ISBN: 9780575079939
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Del Rey
Published May 28, 1996
258 pages
ISBN: 9780345404473
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First Published
1968
Language
eng
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