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  1. Dying to Know
    Scientific Epistemology and Narrative in Victorian England
    Author: Levine, George Lewis
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  University of Chicago Press, Chicago

    ""Dying to Know is the work of a distinguished scholar, at the peak of his powers, who is intimately familiar with his materials, and whose knowledge of Victorian fiction and scientific thought is remarkable. This elegant and evocative look at the... more

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    ""Dying to Know is the work of a distinguished scholar, at the peak of his powers, who is intimately familiar with his materials, and whose knowledge of Victorian fiction and scientific thought is remarkable. This elegant and evocative look at the move toward objectivity first pioneered by Descartes sheds new light on some old and still perplexing problems in modern science."" Bernard Lightman, York University, CanadaIn Dying to Know, eminent critic George Levine makes a landmark contribution to the history and theory of scientific knowledge. This long-awaited book e...

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
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    ISBN: 9780226475363; 9780226475387 (Sekundärausgabe)
    RVK Categories: HL 1091 ; HL 1331
    Subjects: Kultur; Literatur; Englisch; Erkenntnistheorie
    Scope: 339 p.
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  2. Dying to Know
    Scientific Epistemology and Narrative in Victorian England
    Author: Levine, George
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  University of Chicago Press, Chicago

    ""Dying to Know is the work of a distinguished scholar, at the peak of his powers, who is intimately familiar with his materials, and whose knowledge of Victorian fiction and scientific thought is remarkable. This elegant and evocative look at the... more

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    ""Dying to Know is the work of a distinguished scholar, at the peak of his powers, who is intimately familiar with his materials, and whose knowledge of Victorian fiction and scientific thought is remarkable. This elegant and evocative look at the move toward objectivity first pioneered by Descartes sheds new light on some old and still perplexing problems in modern science."" Bernard Lightman, York University, CanadaIn Dying to Know, eminent critic George Levine makes a landmark contribution to the history and theory of scientific knowledge. This long-awaited book e

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780226475363; 0226475360; 9781282904606; 1282904604
    Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of, in literature; Science in literature; Science; Narration (Rhetoric); Literature and science; English prose literature; Descartes, René ; 1596-1650 ; Influence; English prose literature ; 19th century ; History and criticism; Knowledge, Theory of, in literature; Literature and science ; Great Britain ; History ; 19th century; Narration (Rhetoric) ; History ; 19th century; Science ; Philosophy; Science in literature; Electronic books
    Other subjects: Descartes, René (1596-1650)
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    Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction / Dying to Know; 1 / The Narrative of Scientific Epistemology; 2 / Dying to Know Descartes; 3 / Carlyle, Descartes, and Objectivity: Lessen Thy Denominator; 4 / Autobiography As Epistemology: The Effacement of Self; 5 / My Life As a Machine: Francis Galton, with Some Reflections on A. R. Wallace; 6 / Self-Effacement Revisited: Women and Scientific Autobiography; 7 / The Test of Truth: Our Mutual Friend; 8 / Daniel Deronda: A New Epistemology; 9 / The Cartesian Hardy: I Think, Therefore I'm Doomed

    10 / Daring to Know: Karl Pearson and the Romance of Science11 / The Epistemology of Science and Art: Pearson and Pater; Epilogue / Objectivity and Altruism; Notes; Index

    The narrative of scientific epistemologyDying to know Descartes -- Carlyle, Descartes, and objectivity : lessen thy denominator -- Autobiography as epistemology : the effacement of self -- My life as a machine : Francis Galton, with some reflections on A.R. Wallace -- Self-effacement revisited : women and scientific autobiography -- The test of truth : Our Mutual Friend -- Daniel Deronda : a new epistemology -- The Cartesian Hardy : I think, therefore I'm doomed -- Daring to know : Karl Pearson and the romance of science -- The epistemology of science and art : Pearson and Pater.