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Philosophy in Review XXXVI (February 2016), no. 1 23 . Peter Swirski. Stanislaw Lem, Philosopher of the Future. Liverpool University Press 2015. 224 pp. $120.00 USD (Hardcover ISBN . 9781781381861). Peter Swirski has already established himself as one of the most devoted and knowledgeable critics of Stanislaw Lem.
Peter Swirski. Stanis³aw Lem: Philosopher of the Future. Liverpool: Liverpool UP, 2015. 224 pp. $120 hc. Since Stanis³aw Lem’s death in 2006, the Polish author has continued to attract critical attention from literature scholars, philosophers, and scientists, testifying to his broad appeal across academic disciplines and to the fecundity
Sep 1, 2015 · Swirski, Peter, Stanislaw Lem: Philosopher of the Future (Liverpool, 2015; online edn, Liverpool Scholarship Online, 21 Jan. 2016), https://doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9781781381861.001.0001, accessed 25 May 2024.
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Stanisław Herman Lem ( Polish: [staˈɲiswaf ˈlɛm] ⓘ; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of novels, short stories and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical and humorous character. Lem's books have been translated into ...
Feb 23, 2016 · Abstract. Stanislaw Lem, Philosopher of the Future is a revealing and instructive guide to the philosophical fiction of Stanislaw Lem. Throughout the book, Swirski builds a framework of philosophical and scientific concepts within which Lem’s works should be read, in particular its most significant aspect: Lem’s unyielding concern for knowledge supported by his conviction that literature ...
Nov 12, 1997 · Peter Swirski, Stanisław Lem (Contributor) 3.98. 46ratings13reviews. Buy on Amazon. Rate this book. Polish-born Lem is one of the best-selling unknown writers of science fiction in the US. This collection assembles in-depth and insightful writings by and about, as well as interviews with, Lem. Two interviews are separated by Lem's own 1991 ...
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ISBN. 978-0810114951. A Stanislaw Lem Reader [1] is a collection of writings by and about Polish science fiction writer Stanisław Lem, one of the world's most widely read science-fiction writers. [2] [3] The book comprises an introduction by Canadian literary scholar Peter Swirski, two interviews by Swirski with Lem, and Swirski's translation ...
