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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 ...
- Stanisław Lem, Peter Swirski
- 1997
The Unknown Lem. Peter Swirski and Wac³aw M. Osadnik, eds. Lemography: Stanis³aw Lem in the Eyes of the World. Liverpool: Liverpool UP, 2014. vi + 207 pp. $110 hc. 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
Please contact Liverpool University Press for more information about availability and access to this product. This book is no longer available to purchase from Cambridge Core. Peter Swirski. Publisher: Liverpool University Press. Online publication date: July 2017. Print publication year: 2015.
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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Betrization is a medical procedure posited by Lem in his 1961 novel Return from the Stars. In this rarely discussed work from his “golden period,” the author models a society in which aggression and the ability to put oneself or others at risk are inhibited to the point of being almost entirely erased.
Nov 4, 2014 · In his latest masterpiece, Peter Swirski explores three core issues: computer written literature, machine thinking, and cultural evolution. Inspired by the writings of Stanislaw Lem, Alan Turing, and Charles Darwin—which roughly corresponds to the tripartite division of the book—and taking into consideration the latest developments in computer sciences and robotics, his main claim is that ...
