The Philosophy of Dune
A Collection of My Essays on the Philosophical Side of Frank Herbert's Magnum Opus
I really love the SF novel, Dune. I can’t help it—Frank Herbert wrote a masterpiece! He also layered in lots of really fascinating philosophy all throughout the book and the more I read it, the more I find. As I continue rereading and finding more connections and more philosophical easter eggs, I’ll continue commenting on them here on my Substack—also, if a publisher finds this and wants me sign me for a book on the Philosophy of Dune, I guess I could be persuaded to do that (please oh please!).
So, I wanted to have a place where I can link all of my Dune and Philosophy posts. That place is here. You can check back sporadically to see if I’ve updated it, but if you’re subscribed you should be getting notifications when I publish new pieces also.
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The Dune Read-Along
We’re reading through Dune together on my Parker’s Ponderings. Here are the philosophical companion essays I’m writing to help my readers get the most out of the novel:
The Butlerian Jihad (Dune and Artificial Intelligence)
Other Philosophy of Dune and The Expanded Dune Universe Pieces (Only Frank Herbert’s Books Count)
Frank Herbert Invented the Perfect Philosopher (On Metaphilosophy or the Philosophy of Philosophy)
This is What Dune First Looked Like (John Schoenherr’s Artwork for the Analog Serialization of Dune)
Love it man. I’ve been writing a bit on classic literature and a story’s intersecting theology. As a hospital chaplain, I also write a lot about death and longing. Would love to hear your thoughts and maybe network a bit.
Enjoy the pod btw.
https://open.substack.com/pub/dbtaylor/p/hospital-chaplaincy-the-white-whale?r=22o631&utm_medium=ios
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