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• ix • Introduction (The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings) • essay by Lawrence Sutin
• 5 • Two Fragments from the Mainstream Novel Gather Yourselves Together • non-genre • short fiction by Philip K. Dick
• 9 • Introducing the Author (1953) • (1953) • essay by Philip K. Dick (variant of Introducing the Author: Philip K. Dick)
• 10 • Biographical Material on Philip K. Dick (1968) • (1968) • essay by uncredited
• 11 • Self-Portrait • (1983) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 18 • Notes Made Late at Night by a Weary SF Writer • (1972) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 21 • Biographical Material on Philip K. Dick (1972) • (1972) • essay by uncredited
• 23 • Biographical Material on Philip K. Dick (1973) • (1973) • essay by uncredited
• 24 • Memories Found in a Bill from a Small Animal Vet • (1976) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 29 • The Short, Happy Life of a Science Fiction Writer • (1976) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 37 • Strange Memories of Death • (1984) • short story by Philip K. Dick
• 44 • Philip K. Dick on Philosophy: A Brief Interview • (1988) • interview of Philip K. Dick • interview by Frank C. Bertrand
• 54 • Pessimism in Science Fiction • (1955) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 57 • Will the Atomic Bomb Ever Be Perfected, and If So, What Becomes of Robert Heinlein? • (1966) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 63 • "The Double: Bill Symposium": Replies to "A Questionnaire for Professional SF Writers and Editors" • (1969) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 68 • That Moon Plaque • (1969) • essay by Philip K. Dick (variant of That Moon Plaque (Men on the Moon))
• 69 • Who Is an SF Writer? • (1974) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 79 • Michelson-Morley Experiment Reappraised • (1979) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 80 • Introduction (Dr. Bloodmoney) • essay by Philip K. Dick (variant of Afterword (Dr. Bloodmoney) 1980)
• 84 • Introduction (The Golden Man) • [The Profession of Science Fiction • 17] • (1980) • essay by Philip K. Dick (variant of The Lucky Dog Pet Store 1979)
• 96 •   Review: The Cybernetic Imagination in Science Fiction by Patricia S. Warrick • review by Philip K. Dick
• 99 • My Definition of Science Fiction • (1981) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 101 • Predictions (The Book of Predictions) • (1981) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 103 • Universe Makers ... and Breakers • (1981) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 106 • "Headnote" for "Beyond Lies the Wub" • (1981) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 112 • Naziism and The High Castle • (1964) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 118 • Biographical Material on Hawthorne Abendsen • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 119 • The Two Completed Chapters of a Proposed Sequel to The Man in the High Castle • short fiction by Philip K. Dick
• 138 • Joe Protagoras Is Alive and Living on Earth (outline) • (1992) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 144 • Plot Idea for Mission: Impossible • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 149 • TV Series Idea • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 155 • Notes on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? • (1988) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 167 • Drugs, Hallucinations, and the Quest for Reality • (1964) • essay by Philip K. Dick (variant of Drugs, Hallucinations and the Quest for Reality)
• 175 • Schizophrenia and the Book of Changes • (1965) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 183 • The Android and the Human • (1972) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 211 • Man, Android, and Machine • (1976) • essay by Philip K. Dick (variant of Man, Android and Machine)
• 233 • If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others • (1991) • essay by Philip K. Dick (trans. of Si vous trouvez ce monde mauvais, vous devriez en voir quelques autres 1978)
• 259 • How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later • (1985) • essay by Philip K. Dick (variant of Introduction: How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later)
• 281 • Cosmogony and Cosmology • (1987) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 314 • The Tagore Letter • (1981) • essay by Philip K. Dick
• 320 • Selections from the Exegesis • essay by Philip K. Dick