The Science of Myths and Vice Versa - Couverture souple

Schrempp, Gregory

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0996635505 ISBN 13 : 9780996635509

Editeur : Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC, 2016

Synopsis

We often assume that science and myth stand in opposition--with science providing empirically supported truths that replace the false ideas found in traditional mythologies. But the rhetoric of contemporary popular science and related genres tells a different story about what contemporary readers really want from science.

In The Science of Myths and Vice Versa, Gregory Schrempp offers four provocative vignettes that bring copious amounts of research on both traditional and modern mythologies to bear on the topic of science in contemporary popular culture. Schrempp shows how writers such as Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Pollan successfully fuse science and myth to offer compelling narratives about how we can improve our understanding of ourselves and our world. The most effective science writers, he finds, are those who make use of the themes and motifs of folklore to increase the appeal of their work.

Schrempp's understanding of science and myth as operating not in opposition but in reciprocal relation offers an essential corrective to contemporary mischaracterizations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gregory Schrempp is professor of folklore and codirector of the mythology studies program at Indiana University Bloomington. He is the author of four books, including, most recently, The Ancient Mythology of Modern Science and Science, Bread, and Circuses.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0996635505
• ISBN 13: 9780996635509
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 62
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• Personne responsable: non disponible