Dying to know : scientific epistemology and narrative in Victorian England

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

Author/creator	Levine, George, 1931-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
Description	xi, 326 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-315) and index.
LCCN	2001006417
ISBN	0226475360 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PR788.S33 L48 2002	✔ Available	Place Hold