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WHAT DID LEM THINK OVER? [PDF]
Filozofia i Nauka, 2022 Stanisław Lem is considered the most outstanding representative of Polish and one of the most eminent representatives of world science-fiction literature, as well as a futurologist and—at least by some—a philosopher who, in the form of novels and short ...
Barbara Dzida, Tomir Jędrejek, Andrzej Łukasik
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THE CASSANDRA SYNDROME, OR HOW NOT TO BE A PROPHET [PDF]
Filozofia i Nauka, 2022 The central question of the article is should Stanisław Lem be read as a futurologist? The main thesis is that more than in predicting the future Lem always has been more interested in exploration the conceptual limits of science and its technological ...
Peter Swirski
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LEM’S PHILOSOPHY OF CHANCE IN HIS FICTION AND NON-FICTION [PDF]
Filozofia i Nauka, 2022 Stanislaw Lem recognizes the far-reaching role of chance both in gaining knowledge and in explaining the development of cultural norms. The consequences are explored by him in fiction and non-fiction.
Bernd Graefrath
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STANISŁAW LEM’S VISIONS OF A TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURE: TOWARD PHILOSOPHY IN TECHNOLOGY [PDF]
Filozofia i Nauka, 2022 Stanisław Lem is mostly known as a sci-fi writer and not widely perceived as a visionary of the cyber age, despite the fact that he foresaw the future of information technology better than most scientific experts.
Paweł Polak, Roman Krzanowski
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Providence and the magnitude of the universe
Dialog, Volume 61, Issue 2, Page 96-101, Summer 2022., 2022 Abstract Why did God create a vast universe? Various answers are discussed and rejected: (a) for its beauty; (b) to instill a sense of the sublime in his intelligent creatures; (c) to demonstrate his glory, (d) to provide a home for extraterrestrial species; (e) to guarantee that the natural emergence of (intelligent) life, though extremely rare ...
Christian Weidemann
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Kybernétés’ Skeptical Shadow: On the Nature of Lem’s Silence
Profil, 2021 The formal aim of the presented text is to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Stanisław Lem through one of the dimensions of his work. Achieving this goal takes the form of a reflection of available reasons that clarify why Lem fell silent in his
Radim Brázda
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The Universe, Human Beings and Viruses (Stanisław Lem)
Profil, 2021 September this year marks the 100th birth anniversary of one of Poland´s most famous and most translated authors – Stanisław Lem (1921–2006). This jubilee is a great opportunity for us to think briefly about all the eclectic and miscellaneous forms of ...
Petr Jemelka
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Functionalism and Personal Identity – The Case of Mr. Jones
Profil, 2021 Stanisław Lem’s short story Are you there Mr. Jones?, first published in 1955, is set in a courtroom. The plaintiff is Cybernetics Company – a provider of prosthetics – and the defendant is Harry Jones, a race-car driver. It turns out that Mr.
Gunnar Karlsen, Anne Granberg
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THE BODY AND THE UNIVERSE: ON CORPOREALITY IN STANISŁAW LEM’S RETURN FROM THE STARS [PDF]
Filozofia i Nauka, 2022 The paper develops the implicit as well as explicit meaning which evokes Stanisław Lem’s concept of the Body and the Corporality portrayed in the novel Return from the Stars.
Łukasz Kucharczyk
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A Philosophy of First Contact: Stanisław Lem and the Myth of Cognitive Universality
Profil, 2021 Within science fiction the topic of ‘first contact’ is a popular theme. How will an encounter with aliens unfold? Will we succeed in communicating with them?
Massimiliano Simons
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