Thought Probes: Philosophy Through Science Fiction
| 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
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Richard W. Miller | Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #2, March 1982 |
| 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 | |
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| Thought Probes: Philosophy Through Science Fiction Literature |
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1988 | Prentice-Hall | Hardcover | Anthology | xi+334 |