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In 1959, C. P. Snow lamented the presence of what he called the
'two cultures': the apparently unbridgeable chasm of understanding
and knowledge between modern literature and modern science. In
recent decades, scholars have worked diligently and often with
great ingenuity to interrogate claims like Snow's that represent
twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and science as
radically alienated from each other. The Cambridge Companion to
Literature and Science offers a roadmap to developments that have
contributed to the demonstration and emergence of reciprocal
connections between the two domains of inquiry. Weaving together
theory and empiricism, individual chapters explore major figures -
Shakespeare, Bacon, Emerson, Darwin, Henry James, William James,
Whitehead, Einstein, Empson, and McClintock; major genres and modes
of writing - fiction, science fiction, non-fiction prose, poetry,
and dramatic works; and major theories and movements - pragmatism,
critical theory, science studies, cognitive science, ecocriticism,
cultural studies, affect theory, digital humanities, and expanded
empiricisms. This book will be a key resource for scholars,
graduate students, and undergraduate students alike.
Before Gertrude Stein became the twentieth century's preeminent
experimental writer, she spent a decade conducting research in both
the leading psychological laboratory and the leading medical school
in the United States. This book unearths the turn-of-the-century
scientific and philosophical worlds in which the young Stein was
immersed, demonstrating how her extensive scientific training
continued to exert a profound influence on the development of her
extraordinary literary practices. As an undergraduate, Stein worked
with the philosopher William James and the psychologist Hugo
Münsterberg at the Harvard Psychological Laboratory, investigating
secondary personalities and automatic writing. Later, at Johns
Hopkins Medical School, she was involved in cutting-edge
neuroanatomical research in the laboratory of Franklin Mall, the
leading anatomist and embryologist of the day, and his assistant
Lewellys Barker, the author of the first English-language textbook
to describe the nervous system from the standpoint of the newly
established neuron doctrine. Just as scientists reconceived
relations among neurons as a function of contact or contiguity,
rather than of organic connection, Stein radically reconceptualized
language to place equal weight on the conjunctive and disjunctive
relations among words. In the course of a broad reevaluation of
Stein's career, the author situates this major postromantic thinker
in the lineage of poet-scientists such as Wordsworth, Goethe, and
Shelley, as well as in an important line of speculative thinkers
that extends from Emerson to William James, Alfred North Whitehead,
and Ludwig Wittgenstein, and emerges today in figures as disparate
as the bioaesthetician Suzanne Langer, the technoscience theorist
Donna Haraway, and the neuroscientists Francisco Varela, Gerald
Edelman, and J. Allan Hobson. These two lines share the perspective
that William James designated radical empiricism. A groundbreaking
interdisciplinary study, Irresistible Dictation aims both to
explicate Stein's radically experimental compositions and to bring
the radical empiricist philosophical tradition into focus through
the lens of her writing.
Before Gertrude Stein became the twentieth century's preeminent
experimental writer, she spent a decade conducting research in both
the leading psychological laboratory and the leading medical school
in the United States. This book unearths the turn-of-the-century
scientific and philosophical worlds in which the young Stein was
immersed, demonstrating how her extensive scientific training
continued to exert a profound influence on the development of her
extraordinary literary practices.
As an undergraduate, Stein worked with the philosopher William
James and the psychologist Hugo Munsterberg at the Harvard
Psychological Laboratory, investigating secondary personalities and
automatic writing. Later, at Johns Hopkins Medical School, she was
involved in cutting-edge neuroanatomical research in the laboratory
of Franklin Mall, the leading anatomist and embryologist of the
day, and his assistant Lewellys Barker, the author of the first
English-language textbook to describe the nervous system from the
standpoint of the newly established neuron doctrine. Just as
scientists reconceived relations among neurons as a function of
contact or contiguity, rather than of organic connection, Stein
radically reconceptualized language to place equal weight on the
conjunctive and disjunctive relations among words.
In the course of a broad reevaluation of Stein's career, the author
situates this major postromantic thinker in the lineage of
poet-scientists such as Wordsworth, Goethe, and Shelley, as well as
in an important line of speculative thinkers that extends from
Emerson to William James, Alfred North Whitehead, and Ludwig
Wittgenstein, and emerges today in figures as disparate as the
bioaesthetician Suzanne Langer, the technoscience theorist Donna
Haraway, and the neuroscientists Francisco Varela, Gerald Edelman,
and J. Allan Hobson. These two lines share the perspective that
William James designated "radical empiricism."
A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study, "Irresistible Dictation"
aims both to explicate Stein's radically experimental compositions
and to bring the radical empiricist philosophical tradition into
focus through the lens of her writing.
In 1959, C. P. Snow lamented the presence of what he called the
'two cultures': the apparently unbridgeable chasm of understanding
and knowledge between modern literature and modern science. In
recent decades, scholars have worked diligently and often with
great ingenuity to interrogate claims like Snow's that represent
twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and science as
radically alienated from each other. The Cambridge Companion to
Literature and Science offers a roadmap to developments that have
contributed to the demonstration and emergence of reciprocal
connections between the two domains of inquiry. Weaving together
theory and empiricism, individual chapters explore major figures -
Shakespeare, Bacon, Emerson, Darwin, Henry James, William James,
Whitehead, Einstein, Empson, and McClintock; major genres and modes
of writing - fiction, science fiction, non-fiction prose, poetry,
and dramatic works; and major theories and movements - pragmatism,
critical theory, science studies, cognitive science, ecocriticism,
cultural studies, affect theory, digital humanities, and expanded
empiricisms. This book will be a key resource for scholars,
graduate students, and undergraduate students alike.
Despite there being deep lines of convergence between the
philosophies of Alfred North Whitehead, C. S. Peirce, William
James, John Dewey, and other classical American philosophers, it
remains an open question whether Whitehead is a pragmatist, and
conversation between pragmatists and Whitehead scholars have been
limited. Indeed, it is difficult to find an anthology of classical
American philosophy that includes Whitehead's writings. These camps
began separately, and so they remain. This volume questions the
wisdom of that separation, exploring their connections, both
historical and in application. The essays in this volume embody
original and creative work by leading scholars that not only
furthers the understanding of American philosophy, but seeks to
advance it by working at the intersection of experience and reality
to incite novel and creative thought. This exploration is long
overdue. Specific questions that are addressed are: Is Whitehead a
pragmatist? What contrasts and affinities exist between American
pragmatism and Whitehead's thought? What new questions, strategies,
and critiques emerge by juxtaposing their distinct perspectives?
A unique, easy-to-use, and definitive guide to diagnostic spine
imaging Authored by renowned neuro-radiologist Steven P. Meyers,
Differential Diagnosis in Neuroimaging: Spine is a stellar guide
for identifying and diagnosing cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and
sacral spine anomalies based on location and neuroimaging results.
The succinct text reflects more than 25 years of hands-on
experience gleaned from advanced training and educating residents
and fellows in radiology, neurosurgery, and orthopaedic surgery.
The high-quality MRI, CT, and X-ray images have been collected over
Dr. Meyers's lengthy career, presenting an unsurpassed visual
learning tool. The distinctive 'three-column table plus images'
format is easy to incorporate into clinical practice, setting this
book apart from larger, disease-oriented radiologic tomes. This
layout enables readers to quickly recognize and compare
abnormalities based on high-resolution images. Key Highlights
Tabular columns organized by anatomical abnormality include imaging
findings and a summary of key clinical data that correlates to the
images Congenital/developmental abnormalities, spinal deformities,
and acquired pathologies in both children and adults Lesions
organized by region including dural, intradural extramedullary,
extra-dural, and sacrum More than 600 figures illustrate the
radiological appearance of spinal tumors, lesions, deformities, and
injuries Spinal cord imaging for the diagnosis of intradural
intramedullary lesions and spinal trauma This visually rich
resource is a must-have diagnostic tool for trainee and practicing
radiologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, physiatrists, and
orthopaedic surgeons who specialize in treating spine-related
conditions. The highly practical format makes it ideal for daily
rounds, as well as a robust study guide for physicians preparing
for board exams.
Authored by renowned neuro-radiologist Steven P. Meyers,
Differential Diagnosis in Neuroimaging: Head and Neck is a stellar
guide for identifying and diagnosing head and neck disease based on
location and neuroimaging results. The succinct text reflects more
than 25 years of hands-on experience gleaned from advanced training
and educating residents and fellows in radiology, neurosurgery, and
otolaryngology. The high-quality MRI and CT scans have been
collected over Dr. Meyers's lengthy career, presenting an
unsurpassed visual learning tool. The distinctive 'three-column
table plus images' format is easy to incorporate into clinical
practice, setting this book apart from larger, disease-oriented
radiologic tomes. This layout enables readers to quickly recognize
and compare abnormalities based on more than 1,500 high-resolution
images. Chapters cover skull imaging, temporal bone imaging,
orbital imaging, paranasal imaging, suprahyoid neck imaging, and
infrahyoid neck imaging, for a full spectrum of head and neck
pathologies. Key Highlights Tabular columns organized by anatomical
abnormality include neck, facial, and skull based imaging findings
and a summary of key clinical data that correlate to the images
Congenital/developmental and acquired abnormalities including
solitary or multiple orbital lesions; and solitary, multifocal, or
diffuse sinonasal disease Abnormalities of the skull,
craniovertebral junction, tempormandibular joint, infrahyoid neck,
anterior and posterior cervical space, perivertebral space, and
brachial plexus This visually rich resource is a must-have
diagnostic tool for residents, fellows, and practitioners in
radiology, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, and neurosurgery.
The highly practical format makes it ideal for daily rounds, as
well as a robust study guide for physicians preparing for board
exams.
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