{"product_id":"conscious-designs-9781881163701","title":"Conscious Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003eEugene, a wealthy paraplegic, must decide whether to preserve his consciousness forever in a digital utopia or suffer the pain tormenting his existence. Yet the more he learns about digital replication, the more deeply he understands personhood, empathy, and the value of suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novella is a marvel: a vision of a not-so-distant future in which our bodies are virtually obsolete and our consciousnesses immortal. Into an otherwise nihilistic world, Nathanial White encodes a kind of tragic beauty suffused with longing. Reading CONSCIOUS DESIGNS made me want to download the author's brain, harness its powers of imagination, and wrestle with the questions he so intelligently dramatizes in these pages.\u003cbr\u003e--Christopher Castellani, author of \u003cem\u003eLeading Men\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathanial White brings his lived experience of paralysis and recovery to CONSCIOUS DESIGNS. What follows is a journey into ethics, morality, and the philosophy of being and personhood. Each time I thought I knew where the story was going, it surprised me, and drew me deeper. The prose is reminiscent of classic science fiction greats such as Asimov or Aldiss who played with ideas like colors on a canvas.--Marie Vibbert, author of \u003cem\u003eGalactic Hellcats\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONSCIOUS DESIGNS knows what it is--which is more than its characters can say for themselves. Nathanial White's fiction has its mind on human consciousness and artificial intelligence and an exoskeletal boot planted firmly on story. If you find yourself returning to the sci-fi of Philip K. Dick and the philosophical provocations of Brian Evenson, CONSCIOUS DESIGNS is for you--at least, the version of yourself you call you.--Christopher David Rosales, author of \u003cem\u003eWord is Bone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e White, Nathanial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Miami University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781881163701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.09h x 5.14w x 0.47d","brand":"Nathanial White","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780915314763,"sku":"9781881163701","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_e3ebb820-92df-495f-9587-e16a9337ce3c.jpg?v=1654694398","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/conscious-designs-9781881163701","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}