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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Swirski , Peter SwirskiPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.80cm Weight: 0.585kg ISBN: 9780773520431ISBN 10: 0773520430 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 11 September 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews"""Between Literature and Science is a sterling example of the bridge-building that the best imaginative fiction, if Swirski is right, also effects. Breaking free of the doldrums of postmodernist thought, Swirski writes with directness and vigor, and gives new hope for the future of literary studies."" Jerrold Levinson, University of Maryland ""Between Literature and Science engaged me with its studiousness, coherence, and inventiveness."" Jed Rasula, Department of English, Queen's University [TWO QUOTES BY LIVINGSTON] ""In this ground-breaking and unusual book that successfully avoids both scientism and science bashing, Swirski elucidates some of the complex relations between literary knowledge and the scientific imagination. A paradigm of responsible interdisciplinary, his study brings the fictions of Lem and Poe into a productive dialogue with research in cognitive science, game theory, and epistemology. This courageous book should be read by anyone interested in literary theory, Lem, Poe, or the philosophy of literature."" Paisley Livingston, Department of Philosophy, University of Aarhus, Denmark ""A bold challenge to disciplinary narrowness ... Between Literature and Science makes a significant contribution to a number of different scholarly subfields, including Poe scholarship, Lemm scholarship, literary theory, philosophy and literature, epistemology, and aesthetics ... It stands out from the rank and file of academic books by virtue of the breadth and depth of the reading and thinking it exemplifies and conveys ... Rarely have I been so enthusiastic about a book."" Paisley Livingston, Department of Philosophy, University of Aarhus" Between Literature and Science is a sterling example of the bridge-building that the best imaginative fiction, if Swirski is right, also effects. Breaking free of the doldrums of postmodernist thought, Swirski writes with directness and vigor, and gives new hope for the future of literary studies. Jerrold Levinson, University of Maryland Between Literature and Science engaged me with its studiousness, coherence, and inventiveness. Jed Rasula, Department of English, Queen's University [TWO QUOTES BY LIVINGSTON] In this ground-breaking and unusual book that successfully avoids both scientism and science bashing, Swirski elucidates some of the complex relations between literary knowledge and the scientific imagination. A paradigm of responsible interdisciplinary, his study brings the fictions of Lem and Poe into a productive dialogue with research in cognitive science, game theory, and epistemology. This courageous book should be read by anyone interested in literary theory, Lem, Poe, or the philosophy of literature. Paisley Livingston, Department of Philosophy, University of Aarhus, Denmark A bold challenge to disciplinary narrowness ... Between Literature and Science makes a significant contribution to a number of different scholarly subfields, including Poe scholarship, Lemm scholarship, literary theory, philosophy and literature, epistemology, and aesthetics ... It stands out from the rank and file of academic books by virtue of the breadth and depth of the reading and thinking it exemplifies and conveys ... Rarely have I been so enthusiastic about a book. Paisley Livingston, Department of Philosophy, University of Aarhus Between Literature and Science is a sterling example of the bridge-building that the best imaginative fiction, if Swirski is right, also effects. Breaking free of the doldrums of postmodernist thought, Swirski writes with directness and vigor, and gives new hope for the future of literary studies. Jerrold Levinson, University of Maryland Between Literature and Science engaged me with its studiousness, coherence, and inventiveness. Jed Rasula, Department of English, Queen's University [TWO QUOTES BY LIVINGSTON] In this ground-breaking and unusual book that successfully avoids both scientism and science bashing, Swirski elucidates some of the complex relations between literary knowledge and the scientific imagination. A paradigm of responsible interdisciplinary, his study brings the fictions of Lem and Poe into a productive dialogue with research in cognitive science, game theory, and epistemology. This courageous book should be read by anyone interested in literary theory, Lem, Poe, or the philosophy of literature. Paisley Livingston, Department of Philosophy, University of Aarhus, Denmark A bold challenge to disciplinary narrowness ... Between Literature and Science makes a significant contribution to a number of different scholarly subfields, including Poe scholarship, Lemm scholarship, literary theory, philosophy and literature, epistemology, and aesthetics ... It stands out from the rank and file of academic books by virtue of the breadth and depth of the reading and thinking it exemplifies and conveys ... Rarely have I been so enthusiastic about a book. Paisley Livingston, Department of Philosophy, University of Aarhus Author InformationPeter Swirski is research director at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS) and professor of American literature and culture at UMSL. He is the author of ten books, including the National Book Award nominated Ars Americana, Ars Politica (2010 Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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