**More Human Than Human: Blade Runner vs. Philip K. Dick Book**
*"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."*

This month, we are tackling both Ridley Scott's sci-fi masterpiece, *Blade Runner*, and the novel that started it all, Philip K. Dick’s *Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?* Both works ask the same blunt question: **What makes a person a person when memory can be manufactured and feeling can be faked?**

### 🧠 What We’ll Explore

We will dive deep into the philosophical and ethical divergences between the text and the screen:

* **Personhood:** If a replicant loves, remembers, and creates, what rights should it have?
* **Memory & Identity:** Deckard’s doubt in the *Final Cut*, implanted memories, and the nature of real choice.
* **Empathy & Consent:** The Voight-Kampff test and the ethics of the Deckard–Rachael dynamic.
* **Corporate Sovereignty:** The Tyrell Corporation as a maker of minds and the exertion of private power over public life.
* **Book vs. Film:** The contrast between the book’s focus on Mercerism/electric animals vs. the film’s "tears in rain" and ambiguous ending.

### 📝 How We’ll Do It

To ensure a high-quality discussion, **printed notes for both the film and novel will be provided.**

* **The Primer:** We will start with an 8-minute primer and a one-page summary to refresh everyone’s memory.
* **The Discussion:** We will move through guided prompts on the themes above, followed by an open floor debate.

### 📍 The Details

* **Date:** Sunday, December 21
* **Time:** 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
* **Location:** Vancouver Central Library — **Level 4 North (Meeting Room 492)**
* **Capacity:** Strictly limited to 15 people to keep the conversation focused.

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