Remapping reality : : chaos and creativity in science and literature (Goethe, Nietzsche, Grass) / / John A. McCarthy.
This book is about intersections among science, philosophy, and literature. It bridges the gap between the traditional "cultures" of science and the humanities by constituting an area of interaction that some have called a "third culture." By asking questions about three discipli...
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| Superior document: | Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft, 97 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction: Getting to the Bottom of Things
- PART ONE: THEORETICAL ENCIRCLEMENTS
- Chapter 1: From Matter to Mind: Revolutions Real and Conceptual
- Chapter 2: Imitating Nature - Gaining the Right Perspective
- Chapter 3: Grounding Creativity: Nietzsche and the New Universe
- Chapter 4: Eden's Aftermath: The Nature of Evil
- PART TWO: LITERARY ITERATIONS
- Chapter 5: "A Highly Complex Matter": The Spirit of the Earth, Evil, and Creativity in Faust
- Chapter 6: Zarathustra - Life on Earth
- Chapter 7: The Tin Drum : Myth and Reality, or The Eternal Return
- Epilogue: Emergence, Horizons, Continuance
- Bibliography
- Index.