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The Search for Reality in Philip K. Dick's VALIS and The Exegesis
2020. urn:nbn:hr:142:184636
Lončar, Dino
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Lončar, D. (2020). The Search for Reality in Philip K. Dick's VALIS and The Exegesis (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:184636

Lončar, Dino. "The Search for Reality in Philip K. Dick's VALIS and The Exegesis." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:184636

Lončar, Dino. "The Search for Reality in Philip K. Dick's VALIS and The Exegesis." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:184636

Lončar, D. (2020). 'The Search for Reality in Philip K. Dick's VALIS and The Exegesis', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 20 March 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:184636

Lončar D. The Search for Reality in Philip K. Dick's VALIS and The Exegesis [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2020 [cited 2025 March 20] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:184636

D. Lončar, "The Search for Reality in Philip K. Dick's VALIS and The Exegesis", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:184636

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TitleThe Search for Reality in Philip K. Dick's VALIS and The Exegesis
Title (croatian)Potraga za stvarnošću u djelima VALIS i Egzegeza Philipa K. Dicka
AuthorDino Lončar
MentorLjubica Matek (mentor)
Committee memberLjubica Matek (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberJasna Poljak Rehlicki (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberBiljana Oklopčić (član povjerenstva)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2020-09-15, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
In his novels and stories, Philip K. Dick is preoccupied with the question: “What is real?” and at one point, his literary and biographical interests merge. Namely, on 2 March 1974, after a visit to the dentist due to which he was under the influence of sodium pentothal, Dick had a mystical encounter with what he calls VALIS: a higher and more rational mind that “invaded” his. This single experience was the spark which would lead Dick on a long and painful writing journey of over eight thousand sheets of paper, resulting in the following works: VALIS, The Divine Invasion, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer, Radio Free Albemuth, and The Exegesis. This paper will discuss Dick’s psychological-philosophical-theological views of reality as represented in his diary titled The Exegesis and analyse how they appear in his novel VALIS. Most notably, the paper will show that Dick’s texts, even though they do not and cannot give an answer to the key question concerning the nature of reality, prompt the readers to think critically about themselves and the world, showing them that the ultimate freedom is the freedom to think. Even if one commits errors in their thinking process, contemplation helps one on their inner journey to self-realization and peace.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:184636
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: German Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation Studies
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije njemačkog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije njemačkog jezika i književnosti)
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