The potency of the past in comic science fiction: Aristophanes and Philip K. Dick

Cooper, Samuel

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“…A common conceptual thread connects the plausible representations found in classical texts and those of much more recent science fiction. Cooper's (2018) thoughts neatly echo the empirical findings of our survey:…”

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“…Other classical studies have identified strong and enduring themes that connect to science fiction. Samuel Cooper (2018) argued that "Aristophanes' Clouds poses serious questions concerning science, theology, and the potency of the past that continue to reverberate in the work of SF writers such as Lem and Dick" (p. 90). A common conceptual thread connects the plausible representations found in classical texts and those of much more recent science fiction.…”

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An Empirical Revision of the Definition of Science Fiction: It Is All in the Techne . . .

2020

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Researchers employ science fiction and fantasy in public engagement, advocacy, and education as significant sources of insights to identify public interests, inspire public policy, and influence future science. These uses of science fiction as a source that is expected to reflect public interests are undermined if the examples employed by researchers are interpreted differently by the intended audience or beneficiaries of research. We surveyed the public to identify their definitions and discovered a categorization based on clearly defined features. These align with some academic theories but differ from postmodern approaches as the analysis suggests science fiction can be defined categorically. The empirical survey data are consistent and demonstrate an unmistakable distinction between popular definitions of science fiction and fantasy. Our theoretical analysis implies some definitions may be confused by evaluating secondary “fuzzy” characteristics as if they were fundamental features of the genre. We suggest Wittgenstein’s family resemblances, between subjects associated with the genre at any specific time, should be interpreted as an ephemeral grouping validated by correlation with enduring core features, rather than definitive. On the basis of the common themes identified from the survey responses and a critique of existing genre models, we suggest the classical concept of techne may best describe the empirical essence of science fiction. Researchers intending to employ science fiction for applications that have an influence in the public realm may wish to consider this when designing their research.

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An Empirical Revision of the Definition of Science Fiction: It Is All in the Techne . . .

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“…19.Fredericks (1980), 100f. On the Odyssey in science fiction, see also Fredericks (1982), 29–33, 86–8; Hall (2008), 82–7; Rogers (2015); Weiner (2015); Cooper (2018), 96–9.…”

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“…28.On ‘Beyond Lies the Wub’, see Cooper (2018), 96–9. On ‘Men on the Moon’, see Adamson and Monani (2017), 1–5.…”

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Speculative Fiction, Ecocriticism, and the Wanderings of Odysseus

Cooper¹

2019

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While it is dangerous to generalize about so vast a field as Homeric scholarship, it is perhaps safe to say that before the 1970s interpretation of the Wanderings of Odysseus was dominated by the larger question of the Odyssey’s moral and theological coherence, particularly as this pertains to the justice of Odysseus’ and his companions’ sufferings. The controversy between Analysts and Unitarians did much to determine how this question was asked and answered, with Analysts viewing moral incoherence as a symptom of multiple authorship and Unitarians striving to demonstrate coherence. First-generation anthropology introduced the idea that incoherence might reflect not (only) different authors, but (also) different stages of cultural development. This development was conceived mainly as an advance from primitive ‘savagery’ to more enlightened ‘humanity’, albeit with a tinge of nostalgia for savagery's more holistic ecological consciousness.

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Multiplayer Online Games Become Reality: A New Literary Genre

Bylieva

2024

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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The potency of the past in comic science fiction: Aristophanes and Philip K. Dick

Cited by 4 publications

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An Empirical Revision of the Definition of Science Fiction: It Is All in the Techne . . .

An Empirical Revision of the Definition of Science Fiction: It Is All in the Techne . . .

Speculative Fiction, Ecocriticism, and the Wanderings of Odysseus

Multiplayer Online Games Become Reality: A New Literary Genre

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