Philosophy: Science Fiction

Explore the intersection of philosophy and science fiction with our curated list of thought-provoking books. Delve into existential themes, futuristic ethics, and mind-bending concepts in these must-read philosophical sci-fi novels.

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2001: a Space Odyssey

by Arthur C. Clarke

The classic science fiction novel that captures and expands on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s immortal film—and changed the way we look at the stars …
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2010: Odyssey Two

by Arthur C. Clarke

“A daring romp through the solar system and a worthy successor to 2001.”—Carl Sagan Nine years after the disastrous Discovery mission to Jupiter in 2001, …
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Permutation City

by Greg Egan

The story of a man with a vision - immortality : for those who can afford it is found in cyberspace. Permutation city is the …
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Axiomatic

 

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Diaspora

by Greg Egan

In a new world of digital beings, where humans have chosen to be forever digitized, have selected renewable robotic bodies, or remain flesh on Earth, …
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Quarantine

 

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Blade Runner

by Philip K. Dick

Captures the strange world of twenty-first-century Earth, a devastated planet in which sophisticated androids, banned from the planet, fight back against their potential destroyers, while …
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The Man in the High Castle

by Philip K. Dick

It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. the few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco the I Ching …
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The Philip K. Dick Reader

by Philip K. Dick

Includes the stories that inspired the movies Total Recall, Screamers, Minority Report, Paycheck, and Next "More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really …
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Contact

by Carl Sagan

In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who -- or what -- is …
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Starship Troopers

by Robert Anson Heinlein

In a futuristic military adventure a recruit goes through the roughest boot camp in the universe and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry in …
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Time Enough for Love

by Robert A. Heinlein

The capstone and crowning achievement of the Future History series, from the New York Times bestselling Grand Master of Science Fiction... Time Enough for Love …
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Playboy Book of Science Fiction

 

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