Visions of the Future: Malthusian Thought Experiments in Russian Literature (1840-1960) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798887190556)

This book is inspired by the author's work as part of a major international and interdisciplinary research group at the University of Konstanz, Germany: "What If-On the Meaning, Relevance, and Epistemology of Counterfactual Claims and Thought Experiments." Having contributed to great discoveries, such as those by Galileo and Einstein, thought experiments are especially topical in the twenty-first century, since this is a concept that bridges the gap between the arts and the sciences, promoting interdisciplinary innovation. To study thought experiments in literature, it is imperative to examine relevant texts closely: this has rarely been done to date and this is precisely what this book does as a pilot study focusing on selected works of philosophy and literature. Specifically, thought experiments by Thomas Malthus are analyzed side by side with short stories and novels by Vladimir Odoevsky and Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Alexander Bogdanov and Aleksei Tolstoy, Alexander Chaianov and Nina Berberova.

Author: Natasha Grigorian
ISBN-10: 8887190550
ISBN-13: 9798887190556
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2023
Pages: 134
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d