Cyberpunk Fiction

[Anonymous No.20362350]

Any cyber punk fiction books that go deep into trans-humanist/post-humanist philosophy kind of like the anime Ghost in the Shell?

I am just learning about cyber punk fiction now. Are there "classics" for this?

[Anonymous No.20362353]

>>20362350
I'm trans btw not sure if that matters

[Anonymous No.20362363]

>>20362353
It absolutely does because you’re an abomination of modern medicine that muddled any actual discussion of transhumanism.
Dial 8 elsewhere

[Anonymous No.20362369]

>>20362350
That is a troll. I am not trans and not interested in being trans. I sincerely want to know.

[Anonymous No.20362372]

>>20362363
I am more interested in how the movie suggests higher levels of consciousness/awareness via trans-humanism

[Anonymous No.20362376]

>>20362372
the movie doesn't, but the stand alone complex does

[Anonymous No.20362387]

>>20362369
Sorry let me specify I mean I am not interested in being transhuman. My pronouns are they/them if anyone cares

[Anonymous No.20363018]

>>20362363
someone's triggered

[Anonymous No.20363020]

Pinchin

[Anonymous No.20363021]

>>20362363

This

>>20362353
>>20363018

[Anonymous No.20363032]

>>20363021
lol stop derailing for no reason

[Anonymous No.20363033]

>>20362350
no. Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell remains, as far as i am aware, as the only masterfully executed philosophical reflections seated in a "cyberpunk" setting. Most of the cultural goods centering on cyberpunk are reddit-tier jerk off sessions to neon lights and body modifications.

You're best bet is to engage with Nick Land

[Anonymous No.20363052]

>>20362350
William Gibson stuff

[Anonymous No.20363058]

>>20362350
Burning Chrome and the Neuromancer books by Gibson.
Most of Philip K Dick’s novels.
The original Ghost in the Shell manga.
BLAME! manga is also really good.

[Anonymous No.20363060]

>>20363052
>>20363058
This.

Ubik is not strictly speaking a cyberpunk novel, but the way I visualised parts of it was super cyberpunk for some reason. The beginning and that Mortuary place gave off that kind of energy to me.

[Anonymous No.20363065]

>>20363052
>>20363058
none of these, even the original GitS manga, are even close to the film

[Anonymous No.20363108]

>>20363065
OP asked for cyberpunk classics.
As for OP’s first question, obviously you’ve never read electric sheep.

[Anonymous No.20363860]

>>20363060
Paying a fee to a corporation to use your own appliances and even open your front door is absolutely cyberpunk

[Anonymous No.20364469]

>>20363860
based fellow dick smoker
everything he wrote becomes more true every day that passes
another seer not given enough respect in their time
>Paying a fee to a corporation to use your own appliances
you will own nothing, and you will be happy

[Anonymous No.20364505]

>>20362350
Pluto from Urasawa.
GitS
Akira
Planetes

[Anonymous No.20364512]

>>20362350
I love ghost in the shell. I love ghost in the shell. I don't exist. The soul and consciousness is an illusion. There is the one, the disassociated organism and we shall wake it up.

[Anonymous No.20365535]

Desu I often end up thinking about Ghost in the shell. I ought to read the source material again.

Do you suppose the major had a choice in integrating with the puppet master? As I recall they chose her and engaged in some form of pre-integration both in the manga and film.

The famous boat scene in the film and when she murders the arms dealer instead of letting him go and tailing him in the manga. Idk it just makes me think about how ideas and things can control us without us realising. How long had the puppet master been following her.

Loads of media you can look 'deeper' into but I guess lots of the time it just you projecting your ideas onto it.

[Anonymous No.20366206]

>>20363860
Yeah I forgot about that lol

[Anonymous No.20366220]

>>20363058
>The original Ghost in the Shell manga.
its so goofy, I recently reread it.