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Thought Probes: Philosophy Through Science Fiction

Fred D. Miller, Jr. & Nicholas D. Smith

First published 1981
Publisher Prentice-Hall
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
Pages vi+362
ISBN 013920041X

Academic textbook using science fiction stories to illustrate philosophical concepts. Entered as an anthology for ISFDB purposes. 1988 version is a second edition with one different story.

  • Data from Internet Archive scan of second printing
  • Academic textbook with eight stories, essays, and academic material
  • Only stories entered below as essays are about philosophical topics and not the stories.
  • No date other than copyright year
  • First printing per number line
  • Cover design credited to Jorge Hernandez on copyright page
  • No price list
  • LCCN per copyright page
  • "Welfare Department" is original to this publication

Page Title Author(s) Type
23 Welfare Department R. Gaines Smith Short Story
70 The Star Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
104 All You Zombies— Robert A. Heinlein Short Story
147 For a Breath I Tarry Roger Zelazny Novelette
204 The Meeting Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth Short Story
237 The Satyr Stephen Robinett Short Story
274 The Cold Equations Tom Godwin Novelette
326 Cloak of Anarchy Larry Niven Novelette

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Thought Probes: Philosophy Through Science Fiction Literature Cover 1988 Prentice-Hall Hardcover Anthology xi+334