Epistemics of the virtual /:

Proposing a new theory of fiction, this work reviews the confusion about perceived realism, metaphor, virtual worlds and the seemingly obvious distinction between what is true and what is false. The rise of new media, new technology, and creative products and services requires a new examination of w...

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1. Verfasser: Hoorn, Johan
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.
Schriftenreihe:Linguistic approaches to literature ; v. 12.
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Zusammenfassung:Proposing a new theory of fiction, this work reviews the confusion about perceived realism, metaphor, virtual worlds and the seemingly obvious distinction between what is true and what is false. The rise of new media, new technology, and creative products and services requires a new examination of what 'real' friends are, to what extent scientific novelty is 'true', and whether online content is merely 'figurative'. In this transdisciplinary theory the author evaluates cognitive theories, philosophical discussion, and topics in biology and physics, and places these in the frameworks of compute.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 231 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027274779
9027274770
1280394420
9781280394423
9786613572349
6613572349
ISSN:1569-3112 ;

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