Posthuman Identity In Philip K.Dick’s Science Fiction

Philip K.Dick is regarded as "the Shakespeare of science fiction".His sci-fi creation is not only of various styles and techniques,but also of great practical significance,shining with the light of philosophical thinking.Many of Dick’s novels contain reflections on the issue of posthuman identity,which reflects Dick’s foresight and sense of responsibility as a science fiction writer.The paper excerpts Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?,Ubik,Flow My Tears,the Policeman Said,Second Variety,What the Dead Men Say,We Can Remember it for You Wholesale,Impostor and The Electric Ant as the research respondents,to discuss the posthuman identity in Dick’s science fiction.In his reflections on posthuman identity,Dick first focuses on the uniqueness of the posthuman body,breaking down the boundaries of the posthuman body and depriving it of the ability to define identity.Then,Dick turns his attention to the most significant memories of posthuman identity construction,but the falsity and uncertainty of the memories make the posthuman identity question all the more puzzling.Finally,Dick focus on posthuman emotions,and the alienation of posthuman emotions under the influence of technology,also lack the ability to define posthuman identity.In short,Dick deconstructs the core characteristics ofposthuman identity,through his understanding of the unique nature of posthuman body,memory and emotion.After the loss of the ability to define the identity of human beings,and into a protracted identity crisis.