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The Influence of the Recent Research Achievements in Biology on Contemporary British Fiction

Journal of National Fisheries University Volume 63 Issue 2 Page 83-95
published_at 2015-02
63-2-83-95.pdf
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Title
生物学における近年の研究成果はイギリス小説をどう変えたか :『愛の続き』, 『メンデルの小人』,『考える…』
The Influence of the Recent Research Achievements in Biology on Contemporary British Fiction
Creators Takamoto Takako
Source Identifiers [PISSN] 0370-9361
Creator Keywords
British novel Ian McEwan Simon Mawer David Lodge genetics neuroscience
Recent research achievements in molecular biology-specifically in genetics and neuroscience-have done much to blur the boundaries between feeling and reason, mind and body, and normal and abnormal. This dissolution of binary oppositions is giving rise to a new concept of humans, and some British novelists, such as Ian McEwan, Simon Mawer and David Lodge, are responding to this movement. They are trying to obtain a comprehensive understanding of humans which derives not only from philosophical knowledge but also from biological one, thereby establishing a new type of humanism.
Languages jpn
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publishers National Fisheries University
Date Issued 2015-02
File Version Version of Record
Access Rights open access
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[ISSN]0370-9361