Posthumanism and the Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick Has the Future he Prophesied Arrived?

Malika BELKHARCHOUCHE

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Malika BELKHARCHOUCHE Département de Lettres et de Langue Anglaise, Université Frères Mentouri Constantine 1, Algérie

Mots-clés :

Posthumanisme, Philip K. Dick, Science fiction, Technologie, Réalité virtuelle, Les androïdes rêvent-ils, Ubik

Résumé

L'objectif de cette étude est d'examiner la condition humaine transmutée par la science et la technologie telle qu'elle est dépeinte dans les œuvres de l'écrivain américain de science-fiction Philip K. Dick et sa pertinence par rapport à l'état contemporain de l'humanité et au concept de posthumanisme. L’article explore d’abord la notion de posthumanisme en tant que cadre culturel et philosophique pour le 21ème siècle qui décrit l’avènement d'une nouvelle ère d'humanité transformée par la dépendance excessive à la technologie. Puis Philip K. Dick, dont les œuvres les plus acclamées ont été écrites dans les années 1960 et 1970, est présenté comme l’écrivain visionnaire qui a eu un discernement inhabituel de l’avenir du monde et du coût que les humains ont payé pour l'utilisation illimitée de la technologie dans tous les domaines de la vie et de l'activité humaines. A travers l'analyse de deux de ses romans majeurs, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? et Ubik, j'ai l'intention de répondre à la question pertinente de savoir si l'état de l'humanité que Philip Dick dépeint dans ses œuvres correspond à la réalité du monde d'aujourd'hui et à la notion de posthumanité; en d'autres termes, l'avenir de l'humanité que Philip Dick a prédit dans ses romans est-il arrivé?

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