Science-fiction Studies, Volume 24, Part 1SFS Publications., 1997 - Science fiction |
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Page 65
... term " natural phi- losophy " was the common eighteenth - century ( and earlier ) term for the physi- cal sciences , especially physics but including chemistry . Four times , the term " natural philosophy " is linked with Professor ...
... term " natural phi- losophy " was the common eighteenth - century ( and earlier ) term for the physi- cal sciences , especially physics but including chemistry . Four times , the term " natural philosophy " is linked with Professor ...
Page 67
... term nowhere used , albeit clearly implied by the ancient philosophers named , especially Paracelsus , in the Last Draft and the 1818 edition . Alchemy , like “ natural magic , " to which it is allied , is the somewhat suppressed ...
... term nowhere used , albeit clearly implied by the ancient philosophers named , especially Paracelsus , in the Last Draft and the 1818 edition . Alchemy , like “ natural magic , " to which it is allied , is the somewhat suppressed ...
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... term metanarrative is am- biguous . The standard use of the term metanarrative in postmodern discourse originates with Lyotardian critique of Master Narratives , i.e. , those overarch- ing cultural myths that inspired different ...
... term metanarrative is am- biguous . The standard use of the term metanarrative in postmodern discourse originates with Lyotardian critique of Master Narratives , i.e. , those overarch- ing cultural myths that inspired different ...
Contents
A Modest Proposal | 11 |
Greg Bear Gregory Benford and David Brin Building on Isaac | 17 |
F Clarke Before and After The Battle of Dorking | 33 |
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