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" Of literature and knowledge : "
Peter Swirski.
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BL
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1045006
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b799376
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| Main Entry
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Swirski, Peter,1966-
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Of literature and knowledge : : explorations in narrative thought experiments, evolution, and game theory /\ Peter Swirski.
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2007.
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1 online resource (196 pages)
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0203965868
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: 9780203965863
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0415420598
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0415420601
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9780415420594
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9780415420600
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-189) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Literature and knowledge -- 2. Literature and modeling -- 3. Literature and evolution -- 4. Literature and thought experiments -- 5. Literature and game theory.
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| Abstract
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Framed by the theory of evolution, this volume presents a new understanding of the mechanisms by which we transfer information from narrative make-believe to real life. Ranging across game theory, philosophy of science, and poetics and aesthetics, it explains how literary fictions perform as a systematic tool of enquiry.
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Literature-- Philosophy.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- Semiotics Theory.
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Literature-- Philosophy.
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Litteraturteori.
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| Dewey Classification
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801
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PN49.S875 2007eb
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