The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings by Philip K. Dick (Pantheon, January 1995, 0-679-42644-2, $27.50, 350pp, hc, nf) [edited by Lawrence Sutin]
Collection of Dick’s non-fiction, including essays, speeches, journals, and interviews. Edited and with an introduction by Lawrence Sutin.
- ix · Introduction · Lawrence Sutin · in
- 1 · Part One: Autobiographical Writings
- 3 · [section introduction] · Lawrence Sutin · si
- 5 · Two Fragments from the Mainstream Novel Gather Yourselves Together · Philip K. Dick · ex from Gather Yourselves Together, WCS Books, 1994
- 9 · Introducing the Author · Philip K. Dick · bg Imagination February 1953
- 10 · Biographical Material on Philip K. Dick · Philip K. Dick · bg
- 11 · Self Portrait · Philip K. Dick · bg The Philip K. Dick Society Newsletter #2, 1983
- 18 · Notes Made Late at Night by a Weary SF Writer · Philip K. Dick · ar Eternity SF #1, July 1972
- 21 · Biographical Material on Philip K. Dick (1972) · Philip K. Dick · bg
- 23 · Biographical Material on Philip K. Dick (1973) · Philip K. Dick · bg
- 24 · Memories Found in a Bill from a Small Animal Vet · Philip K. Dick · ar The Real World February/March 1976
- 29 · The Short Happy Life of a Science Fiction Writer · Philip K. Dick · ar Scintillation June 1976
- 37 · Strange Memories of Death · Philip K. Dick · ss Interzone #8, Summer 1984
- 44 · Philip K. Dick on Philosophy: A Brief Interview · Frank C. Bertrand · iv Niekas #36, 1988 [Ref. Philip K. Dick]
- 49 · Part Two: Writings on Science Fiction and Related Ideas
- 51 · [section introduction] · Lawrence Sutin · si
- 54 · Pessimism in Science Fiction · Philip K. Dick · ar Oblique #6, 1955
- 57 · Will the Atomic Bomb Ever Be Perfected, and if So, What Becomes of Robert Heinlein? · Philip K. Dick · ar Lighthouse #14, October 1966
- 63 · “The Double:Bill Symposium”: Replies to “A Questionnaire for Professional SF Writers and Editors” · Philip K. Dick · ms The Double:Bill Symposium ed. Bill Bowers & Bill Mallardi, B Press, 1969
- 68 · That Moon Plaque · Philip K. Dick · ms Men on the Moon (var. 1) ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Ace, 1969
- 69 · Who Is an SF Writer? · Philip K. Dick · ar
first published in truncated form in Science Fiction: The Academic Awakening edited by Willis E. McNelly, College English Association, 1974.
- 79 · Michelson-Morley Experiment Reappraised · Philip K. Dick · fa New Worlds #216, September 1979, as “Scientists Claim: We Are the Center of the Universe”
- 80 · Introduction to Dr. Bloodmoney · Philip K. Dick · in Bluejay, 1985
- 84 · Introduction to The Golden Man · Philip K. Dick · ar Foundation #17, September 1979, as “The Lucky Dog Pet Store”
- 96 · Book Review of The Cybernetic Imagination in Science Fiction · Philip K. Dick · br
- 99 · My Definition of Science Fiction · Philip K. Dick · ar Just SF v1 #1, 1981
- 101 · Predictions · Philip K. Dick · ms The Book of Predictions ed. David Wallechinsky, Amy Wallace & Irving Wallace, Morrow, 1980
- 103 · Universe Makers…and Breakers · Philip K. Dick · ar TV Guide February 15 1981
- 106 · Headnote for “Beyond Lies the Wub” · Philip K. Dick · is First Voyages ed. Damon Knight, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander, Avon, 1981
- 109 · Part Three: Works Related to The Man in the High Castle and Its Poposed Sequel
- 111 · [section introduction] · Lawrence Sutin · si
- 112 · Naziism and The High Castle · Philip K. Dick · ar Niekas #9, September 1964
- 118 · Biographical Material on Hawthorne Abendsen · Philip K. Dick · ms
- 119 · The Two Completed Chapters of a Proposed Sequel to The Man in the High Castle · Philip K. Dick · uw
- 135 · Part Four: Plot Proposals and Outlines
- 137 · [section introduction] · Lawrence Sutin · si
- 138 · Joe Protagoras Is Alive and Living on Earth · Philip K. Dick · uw New Worlds 2 ed. David S. Garnett, Gollancz, 1992
- 144 · Plot Idea for Mission: Impossible · Philip K. Dick · uw
- 149 · TV Series Idea · Philip K. Dick · uw
- 155 · Notes on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? · Philip K. Dick · ar The Philip K. Dick Society Newsletter #18, 1988
- 163 · Part Five: Essays and Speeches
- 165 · [section introduction] · Lawrence Sutin · si
- 167 · Drugs, Hallucinations, and the Quest for Reality · Philip K. Dick · ar Lighthouse #11, 1964
- 175 · Schizophrenia & The Book of Changes · Philip K. Dick · ar Niekas #11, March 15 1965
- 183 · The Android and the Human · Philip K. Dick · ar SF Commentary #31, December 1972
delivered as a speech at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, in February 1972.
- 211 · Man, Android, and Machine · Philip K. Dick · ar Science Fiction at Large ed. Peter Nicholls, Gollancz, 1976
- 233 · If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others · Philip K. Dick · ar The Philip K. Dick Society Newsletter #2, 1991
first published in French in L’Année 1977-78 de la S.-F. et du Fantastique edited by Jacques Goimard, Juillard, 1978.
- 259 · How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later · Philip K. Dick · ar I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon by Philip K. Dick, Doubleday, 1985
- 281 · Cosmogony and Cosmology · Philip K. Dick · ar Kerosina Books, 1987
- 314 · The Tagore Letter · Philip K. Dick · ar Niekas #28, November 1981, as “Another Passion”
- 317 · Part Six: Selections from the Exegesis
- 319 · [section introduction] · Lawrence Sutin · si
- 320 · From the Exegesis · Philip K. Dick · ar
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