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Thinking About Thinking Machines: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Past Present Future
Exploring Mercerism and Its Philosophical Roots
This chapter explores how 20th-century philosophical ideas shape themes in a significant literary work, particularly through critiques of mass media and commodification. It also examines the nuanced impact of Mercerism, linking it to concepts of suffering, empathy, and religious themes in relation to Nietzschean philosophy.
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