03068nam 2200649 a 450 991097101170332120251116165329.01-282-85856-497866128585670-7735-6837-910.1515/9780773568372(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)99100000000024483820011119d2000 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBetween literature and science Poe, Lem, and explorations in aesthetics, cognitive science, and literary knowledge /Peter Swirski1st ed.Montreal ;Ithica, [N.Y.] McGill-Queen's University Pressc20001 online resource (203 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-2043-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-180) 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 scienceAesthetics, AmericanCognitive scienceLiterature and science.Aesthetics, American.Cognitive science.818/.309Swirski Peter1966-1064536MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971011703321Between literature and science4534415UNINA