Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Philip K. Dick, Blade Runner & the Question of What Makes Us Human
More than half a century before today’s debates over artificial intelligence, Philip K. Dick imagined a future in which the line between human and machine had become frighteningly difficult to discern.
His 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? inspired Blade Runner, but the original story is even richer in philosophy, morality, and spiritual depth. Through the acclaimed BBC radio adaptation starring James Purefoy as Rick Deckard, we explore one of the greatest works of speculative fiction ever written.
In this conversation, we discuss the enduring themes that have made the novel a…
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