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A Scanner Darkly

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip K. Dick crafts a gripping narrative set in a dystopian future where reality is blurred by drug-induced delusions. The story follows an undercover agent, Bob Arctor, as he struggles to maintain his identity and sanity while navigating a world dominated by drug addiction. more

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Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick was an American science fiction novelist known for his unique philosophical thinking and profound futuristic imagination. His works often explore the boundaries between individuals and society, reality and illusion, and have had a profound impact on science fiction literature. more

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“In one of the most brilliant papers in the English language Hume made it clear that what we speak of as 'causality' is nothing more than the phenomenon of repetition. When we mix sulphur with saltpeter and charcoal we always get gunpowder. This is true of every event subsumed by a causal law in other words, everything which can be called scientific knowledge. "It is custom which rules ," Hume said, and in that one sentence undermined both science and philosophy .”