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  1. Free will and determinism in Joseph Conrad's major novels
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Rodopi, Amsterdam

    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden / Hochschulbibliothek Amberg
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    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschulbibliothek, Standort Weiden
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 144162550X; 9042026162; 9042026170; 9781441625502; 9789042026162; 9789042026179
    Series: Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 125
    Subjects: Literature; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Free will and determinism in literature; Literatur; Free will and determinism in literature; Willensfreiheit; Determinismus; Roman
    Other subjects: Conrad, Joseph / 1857-1924; Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924); Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (268 pages)
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    Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268)

    Introduction -- Free will and determinism: a philosophical introduction -- Free will and determinism in nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain -- Conrad and the problem of free will -- Heart of darkness and the empire machine -- Nostromo and the mechanics of history -- The secret agent and the urban jungle -- Conclusion -- Works cited

    Although it has often been pointed out that the protagonists of Joseph Conrad's novels frequently fail in what they attempt to achieve, the forces that oppose them have rarely been examined systematically. Furthermore, no sustained attempts have been made to rigorously address the central philosophical issue the characters' predicament raises: that of the freedom-of-the-will. This interdisciplinary study seeks to remedy this neglect by taking recourse not only to the philosophical debate about free will and determinism but also to the relevant historical, economic, scientific, and literary dis

  2. Free will and determinism in Joseph Conrad's major novels
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Rodopi, Amsterdam

    Although it has often been pointed out that the protagonists of Joseph Conrad's novels frequently fail in what they attempt to achieve, the forces that oppose them have rarely been examined systematically. Furthermore, no sustained attempts have been... more

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    Although it has often been pointed out that the protagonists of Joseph Conrad's novels frequently fail in what they attempt to achieve, the forces that oppose them have rarely been examined systematically. Furthermore, no sustained attempts have been made to rigorously address the central philosophical issue the characters' predicament raises: that of the freedom-of-the-will. This interdisciplinary study seeks to remedy this neglect by taking recourse not only to the philosophical debate about free will and determinism but also to the relevant historical, economic, scientific, and literary dis

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781441625502; 144162550X; 9789042026179; 9042026170
    Series: Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 125
    Subjects: Free will and determinism in literature; Literature; LITERARY CRITICISM ; European ; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Free will and determinism in literature; Criticism, interpretation, etc
    Other subjects: Conrad, Joseph 1857-1924; Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924); Conrad, Joseph
    Scope: Online Ressource (268 p.)
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-268). - Description based on print version record

  3. Free will and determinism in Joseph Conrad's major novels
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Rodopi, Amsterdam [u.a.] ; EBSCO Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA

    Although it has often been pointed out that the protagonists of Joseph Conrad's novels frequently fail in what they attempt to achieve, the forces that oppose them have rarely been examined systematically. Furthermore, no sustained attempts have been... more

    Bibliothek der Hochschule Mainz, Untergeschoss
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    Although it has often been pointed out that the protagonists of Joseph Conrad's novels frequently fail in what they attempt to achieve, the forces that oppose them have rarely been examined systematically. Furthermore, no sustained attempts have been made to rigorously address the central philosophical issue the characters' predicament raises: that of the freedom-of-the-will. This interdisciplinary study seeks to remedy this neglect by taking recourse not only to the philosophical debate about free will and determinism but also to the relevant historical, economic, scientific, and literary dis.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781441625502; 144162550X; 9789042026179; 9042026170
    RVK Categories: HM 2335
    Series: Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 125
    Subjects: Roman; Willensfreiheit; Determinismus
    Other subjects: Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (268 pages)
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268)