Science-fiction Studies, Issues 2-4SFS Publications., 1973 - Science fiction |
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Page 75
... created . In the stories of the creation of artificial beings we find little of the uncanny feeling . We encounter something else instead : open conflict , usually in the form that the creature turns against the creator , be it merely ...
... created . In the stories of the creation of artificial beings we find little of the uncanny feeling . We encounter something else instead : open conflict , usually in the form that the creature turns against the creator , be it merely ...
Page 151
... creating system of scientific thought . The example of " self - creation " reveals first of all the " maximal pro ... created the Universe has a wicked wife whom he nonetheless loves madly ; or , the cosmologist becomes possessed ; or ...
... creating system of scientific thought . The example of " self - creation " reveals first of all the " maximal pro ... created the Universe has a wicked wife whom he nonetheless loves madly ; or , the cosmologist becomes possessed ; or ...
Page 169
... creating a culture in which people balance their " sanity not on the razor's edge of reason but on the double support , the fine balance of reason and dream " ( §5 ) , she has also created a power- ful image of holistic duality . The ...
... creating a culture in which people balance their " sanity not on the razor's edge of reason but on the double support , the fine balance of reason and dream " ( §5 ) , she has also created a power- ful image of holistic duality . The ...
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