Science-fiction Studies, Volume 33, Issue 3SFS Publications, 2006 - Science fiction |
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Page 407
... produced have been mistaken for the shouts of alarmed fugitives of Herculaneum or Pompeii . " ( Consolations 138 ) Davy's volcanic theory is compatible with the separate notion of a steadily cooling Earth . Verne's most elegant ...
... produced have been mistaken for the shouts of alarmed fugitives of Herculaneum or Pompeii . " ( Consolations 138 ) Davy's volcanic theory is compatible with the separate notion of a steadily cooling Earth . Verne's most elegant ...
Page 487
... producing conditions that could be radically altered had the smallest difference occurred in the past . In Pattern ... produced and received wisdom is confirmed ( or not ) . There are conditionals that do not depend on " if , " and ...
... producing conditions that could be radically altered had the smallest difference occurred in the past . In Pattern ... produced and received wisdom is confirmed ( or not ) . There are conditionals that do not depend on " if , " and ...
Page 489
... produce knowledge claims . Because this is so , Hawthorn continues , we cannot make knowledge claims about the past ... produces another paradox : The dialectic of inquiry and reflection by which we come to understand is one which ...
... produce knowledge claims . Because this is so , Hawthorn continues , we cannot make knowledge claims about the past ... produces another paradox : The dialectic of inquiry and reflection by which we come to understand is one which ...
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