Visions of the Future : : Malthusian Thought Experiments in Russian Literature (1840–1960) / / Natasha Grigorian.
This book is inspired by the author’s work as part of a major international and interdisciplinary research group at the University of Konstanz, Germany: “What If-On the Meaning, Relevance, and Epistemology of Counterfactual Claims and Thought Experiments.” Having contributed to great discoveries, su...
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Place / Publishing House: | Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in Comparative Literature and Intellectual History
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (160 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Thomas Malthus, the Problem of Population, and Counterfactual Thought Experiments: A Concise Overview -- 2. Vladimir Odoevsky’s Russian Nights (1844): Thought Experiments Inspired by Malthus and Bentham -- 3. Thomas Malthus and Nikolai Chernyshevsky: Utopian Dreams in What Is to Be Done? (1863) -- 4. Revolution on Earth and Mars: Alexander Bogdanov’s Red Star (1908) and Aleksei Tolstoy’s Aelita (1923) -- 5. A Peasant Utopia: Alexander Chaianov’s My Brother Aleksei’s Journey (1920) -- 6. Overpopulation in Nina Berberova’s Short Story “In Memory of Schliemann” (1958), in the Context of Malthusian Theory -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | This book is inspired by the author’s work as part of a major international and interdisciplinary research group at the University of Konstanz, Germany: “What If-On the Meaning, Relevance, and Epistemology of Counterfactual Claims and Thought Experiments.” Having contributed to great discoveries, such as those by Galileo and Einstein, thought experiments are especially topical in the twenty-first century, since this is a concept that bridges the gap between the arts and the sciences, promoting interdisciplinary innovation. To study thought experiments in literature, it is imperative to examine relevant texts closely: this has rarely been done to date and this is precisely what this book does as a pilot study focusing on selected works of philosophy and literature. Specifically, thought experiments by Thomas Malthus are analyzed side by side with short stories and novels by Vladimir Odoevsky and Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Alexander Bogdanov and Aleksei Tolstoy, Alexander Chaianov and Nina Berberova. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9798887190563 9783111023540 9783111178042 9783111319292 9783111318912 9783111319186 9783111318264 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9798887190563 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Natasha Grigorian. |