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Author McCarthy, John A. (John Aloysius), 1942-

Title Remapping reality : chaos and creativity in science and literature (Goethe, Nietzsche, Grass) / John A. McCarthy
Published Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (373 pages) : illustrations
Series Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft, 0929-6999 ; 97
Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 97. 0929-6999
Contents List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: Getting to the Bottom of Things; Part One: Theoretical Encirclements; Part Two: Literary Iterations; Epilogue: Emergence, Horizons, Continuance; Bibliography; Index
Summary 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 disciplines rather than about just two, as is customary in research, this inquiry breaks new ground and resists easy categorization. It seeks to answer the following questions: What impact has the remapping of reality in scientific terms since the Copernican Revolution through thermodynamics, relativity theory, and quantum mec
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-359) and index
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Subject Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust.
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900. Also sprach Zarathustra.
Grass, Günter, 1927-2015. Blechtrommel.
SUBJECT Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. Faust. swd
Nietzsche, Friedrich. Also sprach Zarathustra. swd
Grass, Günter. Blechtrommel. swd
Also sprach Zarathustra (Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm) fast
Blechtrommel (Grass, Günter) fast
Faust (Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von) fast
Subject Literature and science.
Chaotic behavior in systems in literature.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- German.
Chaotic behavior in systems in literature
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature and science
Creativiteit.
Faust (Goethe)
Also sprach Zarathustra (Nietzsche)
Die Blechtrommel (Grass)
Naturwissenschaften -- Philosophie -- Interdisziplinarität -- Literatur -- Deutsch -- Geschichte 1800-1950.
Philosophie -- Naturwissenschaften -- Interdisziplinarität -- Literatur -- Deutsch -- Geschichte 1800-1950.
Interdisziplinarität -- Philosophie -- Naturwissenschaften -- Literatur -- Deutsch -- Geschichte 1800-1950.
Deutsch -- Literatur -- Naturwissenschaften -- Philosophie -- Interdisziplinarität -- Geschichte 1800-1950.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1423791150
9781423791157
9789401202152
940120215X