The Philosophical Corps

The Philosophical Corps

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Everett B. Cole
Cover artist	W.I. Van der Poel
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Gnome Press
Publication date	1962
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	187
OCLC	5068218

The Philosophical Corps is science fiction novel by American writer Everett B. Cole. It was published in 1962 by Gnome Press in an edition of 4,000 copies. The novel is a fix-up of stories that originally appeared in the magazine Astounding SF .

Plot summary

The novel concerns the adventures of the philosopher Commander A-Riman who attempts to re-educate aliens from whom he brooks no nonsense.

Contents

• "Fighting Philosopher"
• "Philosophical Corps"
• "The Players"

Sources

• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 309.
• Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 242. ISBN   0-312-13486-X.
• Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections" . Retrieved March 5, 2008.
• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 107. ISBN   0-911682-20-1.

External links

• The Philosophical Corps title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database