Dying to know : scientific epistemology and narrative in Victorian England / George Levine.

Author/creator Levine, George, 1931-
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
Descriptionxi, 326 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Descartes, René, 1596-1650--Influence.
English prose literature--19th century. --History and criticism.
Literature and science--Great Britain. --History. --19th century.
Knowledge, Theory of, in literature.
Science in literature.
Science--Philosophy.
Narration (Rhetoric)

Contents The narrative of scientific epistemology -- Dying to know Descartes -- Carlyle, Descartes, and objectivity : lessen thy denominator -- Autobiography as epistemology : the effacement of self -- My life as a machine : Francis Galton, with reflections on A.R. Wallace -- Self-effacement revisited : woman and scientific autobiography -- The test of truth : our mutual friend -- Daniel Deronda : a new epistemology -- The Cartesian Hardy : I think, therefore I'm doomed -- Daring to know : Karl Pearson and the romance of science -- The epistemology of science and art : Pearson and Pater.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 285-315) and index.
LCCN 2001006417
ISBN0226475360 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PR788.S33 L48 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold