In Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", the concept of empathy is explored through a unique lens. The protagonist contemplates the nature of empathy, suggesting that it should only extend to herbivores or those omnivores capable of avoiding a meat-based diet. This distinction reflects a moral stance on who deserves empathy and raises questions about the inherent nature of predator and prey dynamics.
Furthermore, the protagonist believes that...