Science-fiction Studies, Issue 1SFS Publications., 1973 - Science fiction |
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Page 27
... world of real objects . Only with a language especially constructed to have no outward semantics , such as ' mathematics , is it possible to play empty games . In any literary game there are rules of two kinds : those that realize outer ...
... world of real objects . Only with a language especially constructed to have no outward semantics , such as ' mathematics , is it possible to play empty games . In any literary game there are rules of two kinds : those that realize outer ...
Page 28
... worlds that need not necessarily be similar to the real world , but can in- stead show different kinds of deviation from it . These new deviations are very important to the contemporary author . The worlds of myth and fairy tale also ...
... worlds that need not necessarily be similar to the real world , but can in- stead show different kinds of deviation from it . These new deviations are very important to the contemporary author . The worlds of myth and fairy tale also ...
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... real world . Since SF portrays the future or the ex- traterrestrial , the worlds of SF necessarily deviate from the real world , and the ways in which they deviate are the core and meaning of the SF creation . But what we usually find ...
... real world . Since SF portrays the future or the ex- traterrestrial , the worlds of SF necessarily deviate from the real world , and the ways in which they deviate are the core and meaning of the SF creation . But what we usually find ...
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