Peter Swirski

Of Literature and Knowledge

Explorations in Narrative Thought Experiments, Evolution and Game Theory

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Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780415420594
• ISBN-10: 0415420598
• Artikelnr.: 22708000

Autorenporträt

Peter Swirski is the Head of American Studies at the University of Hong Kong. His key research areas are twentieth-century American literature and culture, including popular fiction and film; critical theory, especially aesthetics, genre theory, game theory, and epistemology; and the work of science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Literature and Knowledge 2. Literature and Modelling 3. Literature and Evolution 4. Literature and Thought Experiments 5. Literature and Game Theory Conclusion. Works Cited and Consulted

Rezensionen

'... an important advance in this new and very important subject... literature is about to become even more interesting.' - Edward O. Wilson

'...A complex and usefully provocative contribution to the field. Laudably ambitious and readable, it deserves to stimulate debate among those of us trying to work out the place of literary studies in a predominantly scientific age.' - Jon Adams, London School of Economics, BSLA Reviews

'Swirski's greatest asset is his clear yet colorful style of writing. Even when discussing difficult theoretical subjects, he manages to write both lucidly and engagingly, often using humor to make his points more understandable and more memorable. It is hard not to be affected by his plain enthusiasm for his subject. In short, Swirski's prose is a pleasure to read... undoubtedly useful four anyone interested in a more interdisciplinary perspective on literature... a valuable and interesting contribution to literary scholarship" - Tero Eljas Vanhanen, University of Helsinki, SubStance 2013

'... an important advance in this new and very important subject... literature is about to become even more interesting.' - Edward O. Wilson

'...A complex and usefully provocative contribution to the field. Laudably ambitious and readable, it deserves to stimulate debate among those of us trying to work out the place of literary studies in a predominantly scientific age.' - Jon Adams, London School of Economics, BSLA Reviews

'Swirski's greatest asset is his clear yet colorful style of writing. Even when discussing difficult theoretical subjects, he manages to write both lucidly and engagingly, often using humor to make his points more understandable and more memorable. It is hard not to be affected by his plain enthusiasm for his subject. In short, Swirski's prose is a pleasure to read... undoubtedly useful four anyone interested in a more interdisciplinary perspective on literature... a valuable and interesting contribution to literary scholarship" - Tero Eljas Vanhanen, University of Helsinki, SubStance 2013