Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Summary and Analysis

[@Leevark]

Hi! This is a discussion of how the concept of consciousness is treated in "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep". kzbin.info/www/bejne/pourZ6iParqbmas

[@21-050박현우]

I was minutes away from an exam based on this book, and this video helped a lot. Thank you!

[@cassidysucksballs]

This video literally just saved my life in my summer course… thank you so much.

[@Leevark]

You're very welcome. I'm glad the video was useful.

[@bluemuyunda4145]

I appreciated the more philosophical review of the book. I was craving something like this, rather than a watered down synopsis of the book.

[@Leevark]

That's exactly what I think. Literary narratives are great because they contextualise philosophical concepts.

[@lorist7608]

hello please help me. I’m a french student and my teacher asks to read that book. can you answer to the questions he gave to me?

[@mexa33341]

You saved my ass on school.

[@simaykuzu3769]

This was so helpful. I can't thank you enough. Love from a Turkish English Literature senior. Cheers

[@Leevark]

Aaaah Rica Ederim, lots of love for Turkey.

[@StevieLudo]

Awesome summary bud, thank you for exploring this book for us! You have a lovely accent and voice, it's so gentle and calming - I think you'd actually be really good at reading audiobooks

[@Leevark]

Many thanks🖤

[@myrrhder8964]

Thank you so much for this video! A lot of the philosophical elements were lost on me when I read this book but this video explained them really well and will definitely enhance any future rereads!

[@Leevark]

My pleasure, cheers.

[@finelliott2440]

This video is unlike anything I have seen before. Very intelligent.

[@Leevark]

Thank you very much🙏

[@lakshaykamboj6543]

Nicely explained. On point.

[@San-li9ml]

I wouldn't say Phil is a psychopath. He has no emotion towards Androids. He talked plenty about his squirrel, and it shows clear empathy towards animals.

[@luisdawnfinder3188]

This analysis covers the notions that I expected from this book before getting into. I feel like when I read it, much of the meaning was lost on me and I missed a lot of the details. That's why I looked for this kind of a video on it, so thank you for providing that. Physicalism gave me a sort of existential crisis when I first watched Chappy

[@Leevark]

Yes, the novel is a great exploration of what it is like to be a human, physicalism, dualism, qualia and philosophical zombies. It's one of those literary works that are destined to stay for ever relevant. At least Chappie has an overall light-hearted tone.

[@lorist7608]

hello please help me. I’m a french student and my teacher asks to read that book. can you answer to the questions he gave to me?

[@Crusty_Comrad]

Rough audio, you should see if you can reduce the peaks, but very helpful video, I did enjoy.

[@JonnyE86]

Brilliant and well researched interpretation. Thank you 😊

[@Leevark]

You're most welcome, and thank you🙏

[@vanthachtran2953]

thank you so much, i think im not old enough to understand those meanings, great job!!

[@Leevark]

You're very welcome, cheers😀

[@leongurin9220]

Thank you very much dude, great video!

[@Leevark]

You're very welcome and thank you.

[@isakmagnusson8647]

You didn't talk about Mercerism at all which poses the most important questions

[@mmartinisgreat]

My take was that humans are just programming, like androids.

[@Leevark]

It works perfectly well. Every Android Deckard meets exhibits some human qualities. And the philosophical theory that would explain away all our fuss about qualia is Illusionism.

[@mmartinisgreat]

@@Leevark the ending imo is that robots replace living creatures. And nothing would change

[@robbybroon4904]

You have a very cool accent. Can’t really place it, where does it come from?

[@Leevark]

Thank you. I learned English as a foreign language. Then, I lived for a bit in Dundee, and after that in Liverpool. I loved Dundonians and Scousers' talking ways, and I guess I incorporated them in my diction.

[@mariaj.victoriaarcelagos3218]

​@@Leevark What is your mother tongue?

[@Leevark]

@@mariaj.victoriaarcelagos3218 That would be Arabic

[@umbry8710]

Awesome vid!

[@dilminethmini00]

Thank you very much💕❤️

[@errenn1195]

Great video, thank you very much!

[@Leevark]

You're most welcome. Thank you 🙏

[@lev5821]

You have to work on your production quality. The audio quality is distracting me from the content.

[@Leevark]

I'm using a Blue Yeti. It's supposed to be good without any processing.

[@sunglassesinsidee]

great video

[@LeoPartIsntCool]

i'd have to disagree on that nazi analysis you did, i think the Voight-Kampff is supposed to be a play on Fight-Flight-reaction, as it tests the emotional reaction and the english pronunciation of Voight is similar to Fight...while Kampf means fight in german, so it would be like the Fight-Fight-reaction test. For me that just made intuitive sense as it also sounds like a test thats just named after some german scientist, but then has this hidden layer to it, refering to something psycological, just seems like the real-Dick-move™

[@Leevark]

Love your take. I think it would be easy, though, to code into the androids something like the fight-or-flight response. In fact, it is because they have some form it of that they seek self-preservation. Man! that's why I love The Death of the Author Critical Theory. There is always going to be new meaning to excavate, and that's exhilarating!

[@poketube6224]

This was good

[@leopoldbosky298]

Thanks

[@grv_agni]

Hey man! Nice video! Zoom in more. The right half of the video seems to be wasted space. Good explanation nonetheless.

[@Leevark]

Hi, thank you. I'm definitely going to be trying zoom in in today's video, a summary and analyisis of Ubik.

[@grv_agni]

@@Leevark Cool, I am watching videos on transhumanism by corbett report. Got any books, videos for that topic? I am reading PKD these days.

[@Leevark]

@@grv_agni A History of Transhumanist Thought by Nick Bostrom traces humans' age-long desire to improve their abilities. For more on the history of Transhumanism, and its relationship to philosophy of mind, there's Jessica Riskin's Genesis Redux. A Cyborg Manifesto by Donna Harawa uses transhumanism to criticise traditional feminism. The Abolition of Man by C. S Lewis, The book attempts to argue that morality and aesthetics are not mere constructs, and that they're intrinsically existent in the human's mind. Natural-Born Cyborgs by Andy Clark exposes the arguments of exponents and opponents of humans'full embrace of the possibilities that technology makes available. What Computers still can't Do by Hubert Dreyfus presents a case for the impossibility of AI to emulate humans.

[@grv_agni]

@@Leevark Ohh man. Those are some really nice recommendations. Seems like you've read them all.

[@Leevark]

@@grv_agni I've only read A History of Transhumanist Thought, A Cyborg Manifesto and What Computers can't Do. I'm planning to read the Abolition of Man in the near future. Transhumanism is fascinating. If you like anime, there are good titles that explore transhumanism in interesting ways. There are two titles that come to my mind, Texhnolyze and Shinsekai Yori (From the New World). The story in Shinsekai Yori is set in Japan a thousand years into the future. 0.3% of the world population have awoken varying psychic and telekinetic abilities. Texhnolyze is set in the not-so-distant future in an underground town called Lux. Life in in Lux is hard. Texhnolyze, the title of the series, refers to a technology that allows the replacement of human limbs by highly performing prosthetics.

[@finnlayjones5708]

What’s your accent i love it, also great video

[@Leevark]

Thank you. I've lived for some time in Dundee and Liverpool. I loved the way Dundonians and Scousers talk. I probably incorporated some of their talking ways in my own diction.

[@nightfloral5010]

Nice

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