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Creative confluence / / Johan F. Hoorn
| Creative confluence / / Johan F. Hoorn |
| Autore | Hoorn Johan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.3/5 |
| Collana | Linguistic Approaches to Literature |
| Soggetto topico |
Creativity (Linguistics)
Problem solving |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-272-7057-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Creative Confluence; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Make - Take; Table of contents; Introduction; 1.Puzzled; 2.Urgency of creativity; 3.Creativity in theory; 3.1Creativity in the humanities; 4.Creativity in application; 5.Heading for common ground; 6.The Confluence Theory of Creativity; 7.About this book; Acknowledgements; chapter 1; Confluence; 1.Cooling down; 2.Thermodynamics; 3.Assembling; 4.Blind variation, selective retention; 5.Brain architecture; 6.Selective attention: Survival or opportunities; 7.Two types of problem solving; 8.Cultural history
9.Epistemics and perceptual flaws10.The need for transformation; 11.The creative process; 12.Conditions of creativity; 13.Probabilism, determinism, and the rule of rules; 14.Creative output: Sigmoid accumulation of innovations; 15.Creative Sigmoid at three scales; 16.Fractal recursion of the sigmoid; Acknowledgement; chapter 2; Two world views; 1.A world view follows from what we believe; 2.Survival versus opportunity thinking; 2.1Old brain, young brain; 3.Ontological classification, epistemic appraisal; 4.Determinism, probabilism; 5.Two world views leading to three theories 5.1The ordered universe: A vision of continuity and determinism5.1.1Analytic decomposition; 5.1.2Hierarchical; 5.1.3No free will, no heroes, no revolutions; 5.1.4Creative drivers; 5.1.5Slow evolution; 5.1.6Invention is social; 5.1.7Copying from others; 5.1.8Harmony and perfection; 5.2A subversive universe: Discontinuity and the outlier; 5.2.1Against dehumanization; 5.2.2Deviation and disharmony; 5.2.3Genius: the freedom of formidable spirits; 5.2.4Iconic heroes; 5.2.5Hop, step, jump; 5.3Chaos: Coincidence and non-random variance; 5.3.1Pure coincidence; 5.3.2Mechanized coincidence 5.3.3Serendipity: The human hunch5.3.4Mean and variance: Playing with partial determinism; 5.3.5Fractal recursion; 6.Classic, Romantic, Chaotic; 7.Reconciliation: Serendipity in a partly deterministic system; 8.Creativity on three scales; 8.1The breakdown of determinism or why Rutherford was wrong; 8.2The law of 'anything can happen' or why Rutherford is sometimes right; chapter 3; Problem solving; 1.The two ways; 2.Problems are not problematic; 3.Commonalities; 4.Convergent and divergent thinking; 4.1Conventional computing systems are "convergent"; 4.2Humans can do both 5.Rational problem solving5.1Breaking down the problem; 5.2Forward and backward reasoning; 5.3Difference reduction; 5.4Means-end analysis; 5.5Problem complexity; 6.Intelligence and creativity; 7.Switching perspectives: narrow vs. wide; 8.The balance between convergence and divergence; 8.1Intelligence: first convergence, then divergence; 8.2Creativity: first divergence, then convergence; 9.Analogy: An associative reasoning strategy; 9.1Solving an analogy; 9.2Limitations of analogy use; 10.Experts and novices; 10.1Experts converge; 10.2Novices diverge; 10.2.1Alternate uses 10.3Being knowledgeable |
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Hoorn Johan
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| Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creative confluence / / Johan F. Hoorn
| Creative confluence / / Johan F. Hoorn |
| Autore | Hoorn Johan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.3/5 |
| Collana | Linguistic Approaches to Literature |
| Soggetto topico |
Creativity (Linguistics)
Problem solving |
| ISBN | 90-272-7057-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Creative Confluence; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Make - Take; Table of contents; Introduction; 1.Puzzled; 2.Urgency of creativity; 3.Creativity in theory; 3.1Creativity in the humanities; 4.Creativity in application; 5.Heading for common ground; 6.The Confluence Theory of Creativity; 7.About this book; Acknowledgements; chapter 1; Confluence; 1.Cooling down; 2.Thermodynamics; 3.Assembling; 4.Blind variation, selective retention; 5.Brain architecture; 6.Selective attention: Survival or opportunities; 7.Two types of problem solving; 8.Cultural history
9.Epistemics and perceptual flaws10.The need for transformation; 11.The creative process; 12.Conditions of creativity; 13.Probabilism, determinism, and the rule of rules; 14.Creative output: Sigmoid accumulation of innovations; 15.Creative Sigmoid at three scales; 16.Fractal recursion of the sigmoid; Acknowledgement; chapter 2; Two world views; 1.A world view follows from what we believe; 2.Survival versus opportunity thinking; 2.1Old brain, young brain; 3.Ontological classification, epistemic appraisal; 4.Determinism, probabilism; 5.Two world views leading to three theories 5.1The ordered universe: A vision of continuity and determinism5.1.1Analytic decomposition; 5.1.2Hierarchical; 5.1.3No free will, no heroes, no revolutions; 5.1.4Creative drivers; 5.1.5Slow evolution; 5.1.6Invention is social; 5.1.7Copying from others; 5.1.8Harmony and perfection; 5.2A subversive universe: Discontinuity and the outlier; 5.2.1Against dehumanization; 5.2.2Deviation and disharmony; 5.2.3Genius: the freedom of formidable spirits; 5.2.4Iconic heroes; 5.2.5Hop, step, jump; 5.3Chaos: Coincidence and non-random variance; 5.3.1Pure coincidence; 5.3.2Mechanized coincidence 5.3.3Serendipity: The human hunch5.3.4Mean and variance: Playing with partial determinism; 5.3.5Fractal recursion; 6.Classic, Romantic, Chaotic; 7.Reconciliation: Serendipity in a partly deterministic system; 8.Creativity on three scales; 8.1The breakdown of determinism or why Rutherford was wrong; 8.2The law of 'anything can happen' or why Rutherford is sometimes right; chapter 3; Problem solving; 1.The two ways; 2.Problems are not problematic; 3.Commonalities; 4.Convergent and divergent thinking; 4.1Conventional computing systems are "convergent"; 4.2Humans can do both 5.Rational problem solving5.1Breaking down the problem; 5.2Forward and backward reasoning; 5.3Difference reduction; 5.4Means-end analysis; 5.5Problem complexity; 6.Intelligence and creativity; 7.Switching perspectives: narrow vs. wide; 8.The balance between convergence and divergence; 8.1Intelligence: first convergence, then divergence; 8.2Creativity: first divergence, then convergence; 9.Analogy: An associative reasoning strategy; 9.1Solving an analogy; 9.2Limitations of analogy use; 10.Experts and novices; 10.1Experts converge; 10.2Novices diverge; 10.2.1Alternate uses 10.3Being knowledgeable |
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Hoorn Johan
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| Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creative confluence / / Johan F. Hoorn
| Creative confluence / / Johan F. Hoorn |
| Autore | Hoorn Johan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.3/5 |
| Collana | Linguistic Approaches to Literature |
| Soggetto topico |
Creativity (Linguistics)
Problem solving |
| ISBN | 90-272-7057-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Creative Confluence; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Make - Take; Table of contents; Introduction; 1.Puzzled; 2.Urgency of creativity; 3.Creativity in theory; 3.1Creativity in the humanities; 4.Creativity in application; 5.Heading for common ground; 6.The Confluence Theory of Creativity; 7.About this book; Acknowledgements; chapter 1; Confluence; 1.Cooling down; 2.Thermodynamics; 3.Assembling; 4.Blind variation, selective retention; 5.Brain architecture; 6.Selective attention: Survival or opportunities; 7.Two types of problem solving; 8.Cultural history
9.Epistemics and perceptual flaws10.The need for transformation; 11.The creative process; 12.Conditions of creativity; 13.Probabilism, determinism, and the rule of rules; 14.Creative output: Sigmoid accumulation of innovations; 15.Creative Sigmoid at three scales; 16.Fractal recursion of the sigmoid; Acknowledgement; chapter 2; Two world views; 1.A world view follows from what we believe; 2.Survival versus opportunity thinking; 2.1Old brain, young brain; 3.Ontological classification, epistemic appraisal; 4.Determinism, probabilism; 5.Two world views leading to three theories 5.1The ordered universe: A vision of continuity and determinism5.1.1Analytic decomposition; 5.1.2Hierarchical; 5.1.3No free will, no heroes, no revolutions; 5.1.4Creative drivers; 5.1.5Slow evolution; 5.1.6Invention is social; 5.1.7Copying from others; 5.1.8Harmony and perfection; 5.2A subversive universe: Discontinuity and the outlier; 5.2.1Against dehumanization; 5.2.2Deviation and disharmony; 5.2.3Genius: the freedom of formidable spirits; 5.2.4Iconic heroes; 5.2.5Hop, step, jump; 5.3Chaos: Coincidence and non-random variance; 5.3.1Pure coincidence; 5.3.2Mechanized coincidence 5.3.3Serendipity: The human hunch5.3.4Mean and variance: Playing with partial determinism; 5.3.5Fractal recursion; 6.Classic, Romantic, Chaotic; 7.Reconciliation: Serendipity in a partly deterministic system; 8.Creativity on three scales; 8.1The breakdown of determinism or why Rutherford was wrong; 8.2The law of 'anything can happen' or why Rutherford is sometimes right; chapter 3; Problem solving; 1.The two ways; 2.Problems are not problematic; 3.Commonalities; 4.Convergent and divergent thinking; 4.1Conventional computing systems are "convergent"; 4.2Humans can do both 5.Rational problem solving5.1Breaking down the problem; 5.2Forward and backward reasoning; 5.3Difference reduction; 5.4Means-end analysis; 5.5Problem complexity; 6.Intelligence and creativity; 7.Switching perspectives: narrow vs. wide; 8.The balance between convergence and divergence; 8.1Intelligence: first convergence, then divergence; 8.2Creativity: first divergence, then convergence; 9.Analogy: An associative reasoning strategy; 9.1Solving an analogy; 9.2Limitations of analogy use; 10.Experts and novices; 10.1Experts converge; 10.2Novices diverge; 10.2.1Alternate uses 10.3Being knowledgeable |
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Hoorn Johan
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| Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Epistemics of the virtual [[electronic resource] /] / Johan F. Hoorn
| Epistemics of the virtual [[electronic resource] /] / Johan F. Hoorn |
| Autore | Hoorn Johan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302.2/01 |
| Collana | Linguistic approaches to literature |
| Soggetto topico |
Communication - Philosophy
Communication and technology Information technology - Social aspects Mass media and language Rhetoric |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-39442-0
9786613572349 90-272-7477-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Epistemics of the Virtual; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Where does it come from?; 2.1 Fakes and frauds; 2.2 Placebos; 3. Creativity, play, and arts; 4. Science and technology; 5. Why a theory of fiction?; 6. The liar paradox; 7. Overview; Chapter 1. The reality-fiction friction; 1. Fiction versus reality; 1.1 Physical versus mental world; 1.2 Information, beliefs, representations, knowledge; 1.3 Beliefs are culturally determined; 1.4 What can be trusted is true; 1.5 The ethics of truth; 1.6 Truth claims appeal to authority
1.7 Authority is who provides security1.8 Internal consistency and external contrast; 1.9 Knowledge through contrasts; 1.10 Contrasts help adapt to change; 1.11 Challenging the contrast approach; 1.12 Confirmation and falsification; 1.13 Believers and skeptics; 1.14 Is it all in our minds?; 1.15 Is it all in our hands?; 2. What fiction is; 2.1 Separate the artifact from its contents; 2.2 Information not personally verified remains fiction; 2.3 The categorization of fiction and reality; 2.4 Epistemic appraisals; 2.5 The fiction-reality framework; 3. Using the framework 4. The contours of a theoryAcknowledgements; Chapter 2. Enforcing the concepts: Genre labeling; 1. Genre labeling; 1.1 Genres are part of the physical world - as materialized concepts; 1.2 Pure genre does not exist, a work is prototypical for as long as it lasts; 1.3 Genre is culture-bound because belief systems are; 1.4 The number of genres is finite because the number of people and therefore the number of goals is; 1.5 Genres develop over time - change is everlasting; 1.6 The ontological function of genre labels; 1.7 All cows are animals but not all animals are cows 1.8 Represented reality and perceived realism2. Reality-based genre classification; 3. Applying genre to the fiction-reality framework; 4. Genre in the theory of fiction; Chapter 3. Derailing the concepts: From metamorphosis to impersonation to metaphor; 1. When the belief system hampers; 2. Natural metamorphosis opens the door to taking fiction for real; 3. Rules of metamorphosis; 3.1 Three test criteria; 4. True and false metamorphosis; 4.1 Impersonation; 4.2 What is an identity?; 4.3 Mistaken identity; 4.4 Identity theft; 5. Metaphor; 5.1 Metaphor, what is the extra meaning? 5.2 Different kinds of metaphor5.3 Words trigger more words; 5.4 Different references of features; 5.5 Understanding novel comparisons; 6. Seven types of metamorphosis; 6.1 Metamorphosis in the theory of fiction; 6.2 Form and meaning; 7. Metamorphosis in the fiction-reality framework; Chapter 4. Illusions and deviation tolerance; 1. Illusions in the experience of fiction; 2. Illusions in perception; 3. From 3D illusions to virtual worlds; 4. Signal detection; 4.1 Signal strength and individual sensitivity; 4.2 Tolerance and criterion placement; 4.3 The probability that fiction occurred 4.4 People living in an illusion (or not?) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462164803321 |
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Hoorn Johan
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Epistemics of the virtual [[electronic resource] /] / Johan F. Hoorn
| Epistemics of the virtual [[electronic resource] /] / Johan F. Hoorn |
| Autore | Hoorn Johan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302.2/01 |
| Collana | Linguistic approaches to literature |
| Soggetto topico |
Communication - Philosophy
Communication and technology Information technology - Social aspects Mass media and language Rhetoric |
| ISBN |
1-280-39442-0
9786613572349 90-272-7477-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Epistemics of the Virtual; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Where does it come from?; 2.1 Fakes and frauds; 2.2 Placebos; 3. Creativity, play, and arts; 4. Science and technology; 5. Why a theory of fiction?; 6. The liar paradox; 7. Overview; Chapter 1. The reality-fiction friction; 1. Fiction versus reality; 1.1 Physical versus mental world; 1.2 Information, beliefs, representations, knowledge; 1.3 Beliefs are culturally determined; 1.4 What can be trusted is true; 1.5 The ethics of truth; 1.6 Truth claims appeal to authority
1.7 Authority is who provides security1.8 Internal consistency and external contrast; 1.9 Knowledge through contrasts; 1.10 Contrasts help adapt to change; 1.11 Challenging the contrast approach; 1.12 Confirmation and falsification; 1.13 Believers and skeptics; 1.14 Is it all in our minds?; 1.15 Is it all in our hands?; 2. What fiction is; 2.1 Separate the artifact from its contents; 2.2 Information not personally verified remains fiction; 2.3 The categorization of fiction and reality; 2.4 Epistemic appraisals; 2.5 The fiction-reality framework; 3. Using the framework 4. The contours of a theoryAcknowledgements; Chapter 2. Enforcing the concepts: Genre labeling; 1. Genre labeling; 1.1 Genres are part of the physical world - as materialized concepts; 1.2 Pure genre does not exist, a work is prototypical for as long as it lasts; 1.3 Genre is culture-bound because belief systems are; 1.4 The number of genres is finite because the number of people and therefore the number of goals is; 1.5 Genres develop over time - change is everlasting; 1.6 The ontological function of genre labels; 1.7 All cows are animals but not all animals are cows 1.8 Represented reality and perceived realism2. Reality-based genre classification; 3. Applying genre to the fiction-reality framework; 4. Genre in the theory of fiction; Chapter 3. Derailing the concepts: From metamorphosis to impersonation to metaphor; 1. When the belief system hampers; 2. Natural metamorphosis opens the door to taking fiction for real; 3. Rules of metamorphosis; 3.1 Three test criteria; 4. True and false metamorphosis; 4.1 Impersonation; 4.2 What is an identity?; 4.3 Mistaken identity; 4.4 Identity theft; 5. Metaphor; 5.1 Metaphor, what is the extra meaning? 5.2 Different kinds of metaphor5.3 Words trigger more words; 5.4 Different references of features; 5.5 Understanding novel comparisons; 6. Seven types of metamorphosis; 6.1 Metamorphosis in the theory of fiction; 6.2 Form and meaning; 7. Metamorphosis in the fiction-reality framework; Chapter 4. Illusions and deviation tolerance; 1. Illusions in the experience of fiction; 2. Illusions in perception; 3. From 3D illusions to virtual worlds; 4. Signal detection; 4.1 Signal strength and individual sensitivity; 4.2 Tolerance and criterion placement; 4.3 The probability that fiction occurred 4.4 People living in an illusion (or not?) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790371103321 |
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Hoorn Johan
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Epistemics of the virtual [[electronic resource] /] / Johan F. Hoorn
| Epistemics of the virtual [[electronic resource] /] / Johan F. Hoorn |
| Autore | Hoorn Johan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302.2/01 |
| Collana | Linguistic approaches to literature |
| Soggetto topico |
Communication - Philosophy
Communication and technology Information technology - Social aspects Mass media and language Rhetoric |
| ISBN |
1-280-39442-0
9786613572349 90-272-7477-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Epistemics of the Virtual; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Where does it come from?; 2.1 Fakes and frauds; 2.2 Placebos; 3. Creativity, play, and arts; 4. Science and technology; 5. Why a theory of fiction?; 6. The liar paradox; 7. Overview; Chapter 1. The reality-fiction friction; 1. Fiction versus reality; 1.1 Physical versus mental world; 1.2 Information, beliefs, representations, knowledge; 1.3 Beliefs are culturally determined; 1.4 What can be trusted is true; 1.5 The ethics of truth; 1.6 Truth claims appeal to authority
1.7 Authority is who provides security1.8 Internal consistency and external contrast; 1.9 Knowledge through contrasts; 1.10 Contrasts help adapt to change; 1.11 Challenging the contrast approach; 1.12 Confirmation and falsification; 1.13 Believers and skeptics; 1.14 Is it all in our minds?; 1.15 Is it all in our hands?; 2. What fiction is; 2.1 Separate the artifact from its contents; 2.2 Information not personally verified remains fiction; 2.3 The categorization of fiction and reality; 2.4 Epistemic appraisals; 2.5 The fiction-reality framework; 3. Using the framework 4. The contours of a theoryAcknowledgements; Chapter 2. Enforcing the concepts: Genre labeling; 1. Genre labeling; 1.1 Genres are part of the physical world - as materialized concepts; 1.2 Pure genre does not exist, a work is prototypical for as long as it lasts; 1.3 Genre is culture-bound because belief systems are; 1.4 The number of genres is finite because the number of people and therefore the number of goals is; 1.5 Genres develop over time - change is everlasting; 1.6 The ontological function of genre labels; 1.7 All cows are animals but not all animals are cows 1.8 Represented reality and perceived realism2. Reality-based genre classification; 3. Applying genre to the fiction-reality framework; 4. Genre in the theory of fiction; Chapter 3. Derailing the concepts: From metamorphosis to impersonation to metaphor; 1. When the belief system hampers; 2. Natural metamorphosis opens the door to taking fiction for real; 3. Rules of metamorphosis; 3.1 Three test criteria; 4. True and false metamorphosis; 4.1 Impersonation; 4.2 What is an identity?; 4.3 Mistaken identity; 4.4 Identity theft; 5. Metaphor; 5.1 Metaphor, what is the extra meaning? 5.2 Different kinds of metaphor5.3 Words trigger more words; 5.4 Different references of features; 5.5 Understanding novel comparisons; 6. Seven types of metamorphosis; 6.1 Metamorphosis in the theory of fiction; 6.2 Form and meaning; 7. Metamorphosis in the fiction-reality framework; Chapter 4. Illusions and deviation tolerance; 1. Illusions in the experience of fiction; 2. Illusions in perception; 3. From 3D illusions to virtual worlds; 4. Signal detection; 4.1 Signal strength and individual sensitivity; 4.2 Tolerance and criterion placement; 4.3 The probability that fiction occurred 4.4 People living in an illusion (or not?) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816815803321 |
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Hoorn Johan
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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