Between Science and Literature

Download or read book Between Science and Literature written by Ira Livingston and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between Science and Literature introduces the fundamentals of cultural and literary theory to nonspecialists while reorienting these fields toward exciting new ideas, especially the notion of language itself as a kind of living thing. In the process, Ira Livingston draws on the work of thinkers across disciplines, from philosophers like Deleuze and Guattari to sociologists like Niklas Luhmann and biologists like Stuart Kauffmann, as well as historians, gender theorists, and science fiction writers. -- from back cover.