Dune and Philosophy
Minds, Monads, and Muad'Dib (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)
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Narrated by:
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Ariana Delawari
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Nas Mehdi
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"He who controls the spice controls the universe." Frank Herbert's Dune saga is the epic story of Paul, son of Duke Leto Atreides, and heir to the massive fortune promised by the desert planet Arrakis and its vast reservoirs of a drug called "spice." To control the spice, Paul and his mother Jessica, a devotee of the pseudo-religious Bene Gesserit order, must find their place in the culture of the desert-dwelling Fremen of Arrakis. Paul must contend with both the devious rival House Harkonnen and the gargantuan desert sandworms—the source of the spice. The future of the Imperium depends upon one young man who will need to lead a new jihad to control the universe.
Dune and Philosophy recruits twenty-three philosophers to sift wisdom from Frank Herbert's Duniverse, including the first of an expected series of films following Paul "Muad'Dib" Atreides and his descendants, captivatingly brought to the big screen in 2021. Substantial yet accessible chapters address philosophical questions including:
- Is it morally right to create a savior?
- Would interplanetary travel change human nature?
- In conflict, how can you stay light years ahead of your opponents?
- Does history repeat itself?
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- James Fields
- 12-22-23
Dune, brought to you by Libbity Bibbitty
Basically, the book is an interesting read - with the emphasis on READ.
As a LISTEN, the narration is horrible. He drones and mispronounces Dune lingo constantly and the only compliment I can give is that he does sound like the Liberty Mutual actor when he butchers the language.
re: Dune Lingo - as Frank Herbert oversaw the first Dune film, and Brian Herbert has worked constantly with Scott Brick on all the Dune audiobooks, being able to pronounce the words shouldn't be difficult.
So, fine as a free download but a waste of a credit/cash otherwise.
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