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Dreams and Nightmares Science and Technology in Myth and Fiction

Roshwald Mordecai Palumbo Donald E. Sullivan, III C. W.
Heftet / 2008 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780786436941
Published
2008-05-02
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc; McFarland & Co Inc
Weight
313 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
12 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
227

Author
Roshwald Mordecai
Edited by
Palumbo Donald E.
Sullivan, III C. W.

Biographical note

Mordecai Roshwald is professor emeritus of social science and humanities at the University of Minnesota. He has held visiting appointments at universities in Israel, United Kingdom, Canada and Taiwan and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is also the author of the noted dystopian science fiction novel Level 7 (1959).

Dreams and Nightmares Science and Technology in Myth and Fiction

Roshwald Mordecai Palumbo Donald E. Sullivan, III C. W.
Heftet / 2008 / Engelsk
Roshwald Mordecai Palumbo Donald E. Sullivan, III C. W.
Heftet / 2008 / Engelsk
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This book studies the treatment of science and technology from ancient myths to current works, demonstrating the importance of science to human civilization as evidenced in literature. Works studied include the Bible, Greek mythology, tales from the Middle Ages (including those about the Golem and Dr. Faustus), Gulliver's Travels, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and works by Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Bertrand Russell, and Aldous Huxley, among others.

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Studies the treatment of science and technology, demonstrating the importance of science to human civilization as evidenced in literature.
Table of Contents

Introduction     

1. The Bible     
2. Greek Mythology     
3. The Middle Ages     
4. Age of Reason     
5. Science and Human Nature     
6. The Machine Prophet     
7. Evolution: Natural and Designed     
8. Mind Control     
9. The Menace of the Machine     
10. The Threat of Paradise     
11. The Suicide of Civilization     

Conclusion     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     
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This book studies the treatment of science and technology from ancient myths to current works, demonstrating the importance of science to human civilization as evidenced in literature. Works studied include the Bible, Greek mythology, tales from the Middle Ages (including those about the Golem and Dr. Faustus), Gulliver's Travels, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and works by Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Bertrand Russell, and Aldous Huxley, among others.

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Studies the treatment of science and technology, demonstrating the importance of science to human civilization as evidenced in literature.
Table of Contents

Introduction     

1. The Bible     
2. Greek Mythology     
3. The Middle Ages     
4. Age of Reason     
5. Science and Human Nature     
6. The Machine Prophet     
7. Evolution: Natural and Designed     
8. Mind Control     
9. The Menace of the Machine     
10. The Threat of Paradise     
11. The Suicide of Civilization     

Conclusion     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     
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Product details

ISBN
9780786436941
Published
2008-05-02
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc; McFarland & Co Inc
Weight
313 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
12 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
227

Author
Roshwald Mordecai
Edited by
Palumbo Donald E.
Sullivan, III C. W.

Biographical note

Mordecai Roshwald is professor emeritus of social science and humanities at the University of Minnesota. He has held visiting appointments at universities in Israel, United Kingdom, Canada and Taiwan and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is also the author of the noted dystopian science fiction novel Level 7 (1959).

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