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LINGUIST List 23.2689

Mon Jun 11 2012

Books: Epistemics of the Virtual: Hoorn

Editor for this issue: Danniella Hornby <daniellalinguistlist.org>

Date: 07-Jun-2012
From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com>
Subject: Epistemics of the Virtual: Hoorn
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Title: Epistemics of the Virtual
Series Title: Linguistic Approaches to Literature 12
Published: 2012
Publisher: John Benjamins
                http://www.benjamins.com/

Book URL: http://benjamins.com/catalog/lal.12

Author: Johan F. Hoorn
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027274779 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 99.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027274779 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027233462 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 99.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027233462 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027233462 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 104.94
Abstract:

Proposing a new theory of fiction, this work reviews the confusion about
perceived realism, metaphor, virtual worlds and the seemingly obvious
distinction between what is true and what is false. The rise of new media, new
technology, and creative products and services requires a new examination of
what 'real' friends are, to what extent scientific novelty is 'true', and whether
online content is merely 'figurative'. In this transdisciplinary theory the author
evaluates cognitive theories, philosophical discussion, and topics in biology and
physics, and places these in the frameworks of computer science and literary
theory. The interest of the reader is continuously challenged on matters of truth,
fiction, and the shakiness of our belief systems.

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
                            Ling & Literature
                            Philosophy of Language

Written In: English (eng)

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