Observation, Inference, and Imagination: Elements of Edgar Allan Poe’s Philosophy of Science

Gelfert, Axel

doi:10.1007/s11191-012-9551-8

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“…Interestingly, he deals with his imagination region as in unknown places, miraculous lands, mythical landscapes, etc. (Battle, 2011;Gelfert, 2014;Schöberlein, 2017 (Møllegaard & Belcher, 2013). Next, while other Romanticists use symbolism as one literary device that links them together as Romantic writers when conveying moral teachings, Poe's use of symbolism is to create aesthetic effects in his works.…”

Section: The Aesthetics Of Fearmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Poe's peculiar themes and the development of psychoanalysis at that time have continually provoked debates as to whether Poe's works represent his mental conditions (Semtner, 2017;Shulman, 1997;Stephanou, 2013). Nonetheless, the selfdestruction-prone characters in Poe's stories remain an interesting phenomenon that invites not only speculations but also scientific, interdisciplinary research pursuits (Battle, 2011;Gelfert, 2014;Schöberlein, 2017).…”

Section: Psychosomatic Charactermentioning

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Contemplating COVID-19 through disease and death in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe

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2021

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Wort-case scenarios depicted in literary works may function to mourn and warn people about the real situation, such as the spread of COVID-19 that has altered worldwide life drastically. This study offers a reflection on the current pandemic time through a close reading of selected American classic literary works. The imagination of fear, isolation, and mask-wearing in Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories is resonant with the new expressions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three short stories by Poe, i.e., ‘The Masque of the Red Death’, ‘The Cask of Amontillado’, and ‘The Sphinx’ are chosen for examination using the thematic analysis method. Repeated reading of the short stories shows that parallels can be drawn between these stories and today’s phenomenon about anxiety, social restriction, and health protocols. What can be implied from the analysis are as follows: (1) Fear of the disease results in the characters’ added distress, (2) The characters’ aberrant behaviour as to overprotect themselves is exacerbated by the dreadful situation, and (3) Poe’s obsession with dread and death to shock the readers can be historically traced through his own inner predicaments, ill-health, and the 1832 Cholera contagion. In conclusion, the findings resonate with the COVID-19 epidemic’s upshots.

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Section: The Aesthetics Of Fearmentioning

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Section: Psychosomatic Charactermentioning

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Contemplating COVID-19 through disease and death in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe

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2021

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“…Diversos autores destacam a relevância da literatura como fonte para mediação do ensino de ciên cias e a divulgação dos processos da ciência (PIAS-SI;PIETROCOLA, 2009;BRAGA, 2014;SLAUGHTER, 2014;GELFERT, 2014;VLAHAKIS et al, 2014). O uso de obras literárias contribui para revelar as representações das circunstâncias e os atores envolvidos no processo de produção do conhecimento científico.…”

Section: A Literatura E O Ensino De Ciênciaunclassified

Teoria Ator-Rede, Literatura E Educação Em Ciências: Uma Proposta De Materialização Da Rede Sociotécnica Em Sala De Aula

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Ens. Pesqui. Educ. Ciênc. (Belo Horizonte)

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RESUMO: O artigo apresenta a teoria ator-rede como uma abordagem que permite entender a complexidade da rede de produção sociomaterial do conhecimento científico. Como exemplo de estudo, toma a tarefa de analisar o conto "O alienista", de Machado de Assis. Metodologicamente, o artigo procura identificar os personagens e as entidades, descrevendo as suas ações e as suas associações. Com a construção desse relato, pretendese, ainda, apresentar como Machado de Assis torna evidente de que maneira o conhecimento científico é utilizado como um instrumento de poder e de dominação. Espera-se que a análise aqui realizada possibilite a construção de estratégias de ensino que utilizem o conto machadiano como mediador do entendimento dos processos de produção da ciência. Palavras-chave: Literatura. Educação científica. Teoria Ator-Rede.TEORÍA ACTOR-RED, LITERATURA Y EDUCACIÓN EN CIENCIAS: UNA PROPUESTA DE MATERIALIZACIÓN DE LA RED SOCIO-TÉCNICA EN AULA RESUMEN: El artículo presenta la teoría actor-red como un abordaje que permite comprender la complexidad de la red de producción socio-material del conocimiento científico. Como ejemplo de estudio, analizamos el cuento "O alienista", de Machado de Assis. Metodológicamente, el artículo busca identificar los personajes e identidades, describiendo sus acciones y sus asociaciones. Con la construcción del relato, se pretende todavía presentar cómo Machado de Assis torna evidente de qué manera el conocimiento científico es utilizado como instrumento de poder y dominación. Se espera que el análisis aquí realizado posibilite la construcción de estrategias de enseñanza que utilicen el cuento machadiano como mediador de la comprensión de los procesos de producción de la ciencia. Palavras-chave: Literatura. Educación Científica. Teoría Actor-Red.

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Observation, Inference, and Imagination: Elements of Edgar Allan Poe’s Philosophy of Science

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

Contemplating COVID-19 through disease and death in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe

Contemplating COVID-19 through disease and death in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe

Teoria Ator-Rede, Literatura E Educação Em Ciências: Uma Proposta De Materialização Da Rede Sociotécnica Em Sala De Aula

Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences 2019

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