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Author: Irving Massey Publisher: Cognitive Approaches to Cultur ISBN: 9780814213797 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 188
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Explores the cognitive possibilities of nonsense, literary and philosophical, from Kant to Carroll, from examinations of Asperger's to the waking state.
Author: Irving Massey Publisher: Cognitive Approaches to Cultur ISBN: 9780814213797 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 188
Book Description
Explores the cognitive possibilities of nonsense, literary and philosophical, from Kant to Carroll, from examinations of Asperger's to the waking state.
Author: Richard Elliott Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1501324551 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 153
Book Description
In The Sound of Nonsense, Richard Elliott highlights the importance of sound in understanding the 'nonsense' of writers such as Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, James Joyce and Mervyn Peake, before connecting this noisy writing to works which engage more directly with sound, including sound poetry, experimental music and pop. By emphasising sonic factors, Elliott makes new and fascinating connections between a wide range of artistic examples to ultimately build a case for the importance of sound in creating, maintaining and disrupting meaning.
Author: Massimo Pigliucci Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226667871 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 340
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Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin’s theory of evolution, despite it being one of science’s best-established findings. More and more parents are refusing to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link can been consistently disproved. And about 40 percent of Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated, despite near consensus in the scientific community that manmade climate change is real. Why do people believe bunk? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices? Noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in this entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and—borrowing a famous phrase from philosopher Jeremy Bentham—the nonsense on stilts. Presenting case studies on a number of controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity surrounding science to look more closely at how science is conducted, how it is disseminated, how it is interpreted, and what it means to our society. The result is in many ways a “taxonomy of bunk” that explores the intersection of science and culture at large. No one—not the public intellectuals in the culture wars between defenders and detractors of science nor the believers of pseudoscience themselves—is spared Pigliucci’s incisive analysis. In the end, Nonsense on Stilts is a timely reminder of the need to maintain a line between expertise and assumption. Broad in scope and implication, it is also ultimately a captivating guide for the intelligent citizen who wishes to make up her own mind while navigating the perilous debates that will affect the future of our planet.
Author: Irving Massey
Author: Irving Massey
Author: Richard Elliott
Author: Massimo Pigliucci
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