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Permutation City

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| Hardcover | 9781857981742

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The story of a man with a vision - immortality : for those who can afford it is found in cyberspace. Permutation city is the tale of a man with a vision - how to create immortality - and how that vision becomes something way beyond his control. Encompassing the lives andContinue

The story of a man with a vision - immortality : for those who can afford it is found in cyberspace. Permutation city is the tale of a man with a vision - how to create immortality - and how that vision becomes something way beyond his control. Encompassing the lives and struggles of an artificial life junkie desperate to save her dying mother, a billionaire banker scarred by a terrible crime, the lovers for whom, in their timeless virtual world, love is not enough - and much more - Permutation city is filled with the sense of wonder.

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    Warning: mild plot spoilers If one could simulate a human being completely, at the level of fundamental physics, would the simulation be human in some sense? It's hard to argue otherwise without resorting to some kind of essentialism, but one obtains ... (read full critics)

    dannyreviews published on Fri, 27 Aug 2010

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    Mind-body relationship, the nature of reality, the nature of truth, the nature of creation, the laws of the universe... all this is to be found in this brilliant book, which is one of the best sci-fi works I ever read. Go on like this, Greg, and don't listen to those who ask you to write 'standard' ... (continue)

    Mind-body relationship, the nature of reality, the nature of truth, the nature of creation, the laws of the universe... all this is to be found in this brilliant book, which is one of the best sci-fi works I ever read. Go on like this, Greg, and don't listen to those who ask you to write 'standard' stuff.

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