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The art and science of Stanislaw Lem /

The Polish science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem, whose works include Return from the Stars, The Cyberiad, A Perfect Vacuum, and Solaris, has been hailed as a ""literary Einstein"" and a science-fiction Bach. The Art and Science of Stanislaw Lem provides an inter-disciplinary anal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Swirski, Peter, 1966- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""Introduction: The Man behind the Giant""; ""1 Smart Robots""; ""2 (Un)masking the Agent: Stanislaw Lemâ€?s “The Maskâ€?""; ""3 Betrization Is the Worst Solution â€? with the Exception of All Others""; ""4 A Freudian Peek at Lemâ€?s Fiasco""; ""5 Summa technologiae â€? Looking Back and Ahead""; ""6 Models of Evolution in the Writings of Stanislaw Lem""; ""7 Skepticism, Realism, Fallibilism: On Lemâ€?s Epistemological Themes""; ""8 Lem, Central Europe, and the Genre of Technological Empire""; ""9 Lem on Film""; ""10 Solaris! Solaris. Solaris?""
  • ""Stanislaw Lem: A Brief Chronological Biography""""Bibliography""; ""About the Authors""