Between Literature and Science Poe, Lem, and Explorations in Aesthetics, Cognitive Science and Literary Knowledge

Peter Swirski

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Publisher's Synopsis

In Between Literature and Science Peter Swirski examines the true intellectual scope of Edgar Allan Poe and Stanislaw Lem. His analysis of Poe's little-studied Eureka provides the basis for his discussion of Lem's critique of scientific reductionism and futurological forecasts. Swirski shows that Poe and Lem propose far-reaching hypotheses in aesthetics, epistemology, cognitive science and philosophy of science as well as in cosmology, artificial intelligence and futurology.

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Liverpool University Press

Liverpool University Press (LUP) is the UK's third oldest university press, with a distinguished history of publishing exceptional research since 1899, including the work of Nobel prize winners. LUP has rapidly expanded in recent years and now publishes approximately 70 books a year and 25 journals, specialising in literature, modern languages, history and visual culture. LUP's mission is to disseminate high quality scholarly research and to promote learning and culture through the publication of books and journals. The Press is a global ambassador for the University of Liverpool, despatching tens of thousands of copies of our publications worldwide each year, all bearing the imprimatur of an internationally-focused, research-led, Russell Group university. It also has a civic mission to support the city of Liverpool through collaboration with regional organisations and as part of the city's creative economy in its own right.

ISBN:	9780853239062
Publisher:	Liverpool University Press
Imprint:	Liverpool University Press
Pub date:	01 May 2001
DEWEY:	809.93356
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	202
Weight:	540g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm