Postmodern Postures: Literature, Science and the Two Cultures Debate

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Arguing that there are fruitful ways of linking literature and science, yet cautioning of pitfalls in the process, the author attempts to steer a methodological course between the two sides of the debate that has erupted into the media with the 1996 publication of Alan Sokal's postmodern parody in the journal . After the explanation of his methodology for literature/science criticism, three case studies, focused on the issues of knowledge, identity, and time are used to test the author's thesis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780754600954
  • Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Limited
  • Publication date: 12/1/1999
  • Pages: 210
  • Product dimensions: 6.14 (w) x 8.78 (h) x 0.67 (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii
Introduction: Patterns and Postures 1
Part 1 Theory
1 The Two Cultures: Literature versus Science 11
2 Literature-Science Methodology and the Science Wars 45
Part 2 Practice
3 Discourses of Knowledge: Chaotic Order 75
4 Discourses of Identity: Machines, Bodies and Information 107
5 Discourses of Time: Purpose and Absurdity 133
6 Histories: Postmodernism, Literature and Science 167
Conclusion: Advancing Together? 189
Bibliography 193
Index 201
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