Philip Dick, Ubik - Psionic and Antipsionic Talents - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th Ce…

An episode of the Sadler's Lectures podcast, hosted by Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler, titled "Philip Dick, Ubik - Psionic and Antipsionic Talents - Sadler's Lectures" was published on May 30, 2025 and runs 17 minutes.

May 30, 2025 ·17m · Sadler's Lectures

Summary

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th Century American science-fiction short story writer and novelist, Philip K. Dick's novel Ubik It focuses specifically on one of the central themes involved in the plot and worldbuilding of the story, namely the existence of psionic talents such as telepathy and precognition, and the existence of anti-psionic talents (called inertials) that nullify those psionic talents. Most of the psionic and anti-psionic talents work for companies, like that of Ray Hollis or Glen Runciter To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of Ubik here - https://amzn.to/4k8i348

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