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American philosopher at the University of California, Riverside, working on philosophy of mind and moral psychology; author of The Weirdness of the World (2024); writes the blog The Splintered Mind.
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Klara and the SunBook Kazuo Ishiguro
Interestingly Klara and the Sun has some similarities with Ishiguro’s earlier book The Remains of the Day in that it’s told from the point of view of someone whose life is given over to service.
Five Books interview: the best books on Science Fiction and Philosophy
2022-01-22·fivebooks.com ↗
SiriusBook Olaf Stapledon
Sirius is told from the point of view of a dog, Sirius, who has been cognitively enhanced to have human-like intelligence.
Five Books interview: the best books on Science Fiction and Philosophy
2022-01-22·fivebooks.com ↗
LabyrinthsBook Jorge Luis Borges
Labyrinths doesn’t exist in Spanish, unless it’s been shifted back to Spanish.
Five Books interview: the best books on Philosophical Wonder
2020-05-04·fivebooks.com ↗
DiasporaBook Greg Egan
Then in the mid-2000s, someone recommended Diaspora to me, and it set me afire with enthusiasm to devour all the science fiction that I’d been missing.
Five Books interview: the best books on Philosophical Wonder
2020-05-04·fivebooks.com ↗
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