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''Axiomatic'' (ISBN 0-7528-1650-0) is a 1995 collection of short science fiction stories by Greg Egan. The stories all delve into different aspects of self and identity. According to amazon.co.uk, in the ''Axiomatic'' stories: "Egan delivers shocking body-blows to received ideas in thought-experiment stories that like Jorge Luis Borges's philosophical squibs are booby-trapped with terrible truths and paradoxes." ''The Guardian'' describes it as "()onderful mind-expanding stuff, and well-written too." ==Neural Mods== Several ''Axiomatic'' stories involve "neural mods", usually presented as small tubes containing powder inhaled through the nose, which alter the brains of their users in highly specific ways with advanced nanotechnology. In the collection's eponymous story "Axiomatic", the protagonist enters a store selling mods not only for every variety of psychedelic experiences, but for altering one's personality traits, sexual orientation, and even religion. The protagonist seeks a custom-made mod that will suspend his moral convictions long enough for him to murder his wife's killer. In "The Walk", an executioner offers his victim a mod that will cause him to accept the killer's personal philosophy, and thus help him cope with his death. Neural mods feature prominently in Greg Egan's first science fiction novel, ''Quarantine''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Axiomatic (story collection)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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