Tagged "Simulacra"

“Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” by American author Philip K. Dick is known for a multitude of reasons; aside from the combined science fiction prevalence and influence of its great film adaptation, as well as general critical acclaim, it is a deep novel with a multitude of advanced themes.

Recently my thoughts have dwelt on simulacra — that is: copies, images, portraits of things and how these relate to reality1. Philosophers too have contemplated this issue for a long time. From the ancient Greeks to the modern and post-modern philosophers, it seems as if everyone has chipped in to some extent.