Science-fiction Studies, Volume 35, Issue 1SFS Publications, 2008 - Science fiction |
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Page 66
( 270 ; emphasis in original ) Then , closing the essay , Dick concedes that , after all , we may be living in an artificial reality that is bound to be exposed ( by God ? ) as a fake : Perhaps time is not only speeding up ; perhaps ...
( 270 ; emphasis in original ) Then , closing the essay , Dick concedes that , after all , we may be living in an artificial reality that is bound to be exposed ( by God ? ) as a fake : Perhaps time is not only speeding up ; perhaps ...
Page 67
... if only to fracture it from the inside ) , the role of technology - particularly when it becomes a " logotechnology ” ruled by the supremacy of code2o — can only be to move us further away from any chance to bring back “ Reality .
... if only to fracture it from the inside ) , the role of technology - particularly when it becomes a " logotechnology ” ruled by the supremacy of code2o — can only be to move us further away from any chance to bring back “ Reality .
Page 68
By our technical exploits , we have reached such a degree of reality and objectivity that we might even speak of an excess of reality , which leaves us far more anxious and disconcerted than the lack of it . That we could at least make ...
By our technical exploits , we have reached such a degree of reality and objectivity that we might even speak of an excess of reality , which leaves us far more anxious and disconcerted than the lack of it . That we could at least make ...
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