02899oam 2200589 a 450 991078350370332120231206214221.01-282-85856-497866128585670-7735-6837-910.1515/9780773568372(CKB)1000000000244838(OCoLC)123470259(CaPaEBR)ebrary10119857(SSID)ssj0000277264(PQKBManifestationID)11234302(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277264(PQKBWorkID)10234041(PQKB)10888599(CaPaEBR)400065(CaBNvSL)gtp00521348(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/0d3rt9(MiAaPQ)EBC3330553(DE-B1597)654647(DE-B1597)9780773568372(MiAaPQ)EBC3243509(EXLCZ)99100000000024483819991007d2000 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBetween literature and science[electronic resource] Poe, Lem, and explorations in aesthetics, cognitive science, and literary knowledge /Peter SwirskiMontreal, Que. McGill-Queen's University Pressc20001 online resource (203 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-2043-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter --Contents --Introduction --The Pragmatic Side of Aesthetics --Towards a New Epistemology --An Essay in Cosmology --There Is Science in My Philosophy --The Future History of Biterature --Of Machines and Men --Conclusion: No Discipline Is an Island --Notes --Bibliography --IndexThrough close analysis of Eureka and The Purloined Letter, Swirski evaluates Poe's epistemological theses in the light of contemporary philosophy of science and presents literary interpretation as a cooperative game played by the author and reader, thereby illuminating how we read fiction. The analysis of Poe's little-studied Eureka provides the basis for his discussion of Lem's critique of scientific reductionism and futurological forecasts. Drawing on his own interviews with Lem as well as analysis of his works, Swirski considers the author's scenarios involving computers capable of creative acts and discusses their socio-cultural implications. His analysis leads to bold arguments about the nature of literature and its relation to a broad range of other disciplines.Literature and scienceLiterature and science.818/.309Swirski Peter1963-874151MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783503703321Between literature and science3868486UNINA