Philip K Dick's Dystopian Crime Prevention

Look at the portrayal of community, choice, and rules to determine when the sacrifices being made cross the threshold be... (more)

Look at the portrayal of community, choice, and rules to determine when the sacrifices being made cross the threshold between a completely perfect society and a complete lack of freedom. As the genre starts to tackle "big" questions of philosophy around individual free will, the line blurs and we are left with dystopias that are dressed up to look like utopias. (less)