| The Intersection of Science Fiction and Philosophy: Critical Studies Contributor(s): Myers, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313224935 ISBN-13: 9780313224935 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1983 Annotation: Robert E. Myers has assembled a collection of essays which explore aspects of the relationship between science fiction and philosophy. Contributing authors focus on significant issues, questions, and ideas that penetrate to the center of our individual and social conceptions of human existence, and affect the ways in which we attempt to comprehend our world, ourselves, and others. The authors bring to this study the insights of diverse disciplines: philosophy, social science, poetry, linguistics, future studies, medical humanities, and literature. Dealing exclusively with topics relating to science fiction and philosophy they offer an initial exploration of the philosophical problems within science fiction and their implications. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Dewey: 809.387 |
| Series: Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.02" W x 8.56" (1.03 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Robert E. Myers has assembled a collection of essays which explore aspects of the relationship between science fiction and philosophy. Contributing authors focus on significant issues, questions, and ideas that penetrate to the center of our individual and social conceptions of human existence, and affect the ways in which we attempt to comprehend our world, ourselves, and others. The authors bring to this study the insights of diverse disciplines: philosophy, social science, poetry, linguistics, future studies, medical humanities, and literature. Dealing exclusively with topics relating to science fiction and philosophy they offer an initial exploration of the philosophical problems within science fiction and their implications. |