In July 2011, Aarhus University <http://www.au.dk/en/> is offering a unique Summer School course on "Evolution, Literature and Film." The course, which is...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
clelburn1949
Feb 9, 2011 6:52 pm
Hi Folks, Reading Human Nature: Literary Darwinism in Theory and Practice is now in print; ...
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Brett Cooke
lbcooke4
Feb 9, 2011 7:42 pm
Dear Joe Do you ever rest? Two important publications in only one day! Congratulations! I'm going to go look for it now, Brett ... From: Carroll, Joseph C. ...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
clelburn1949
Feb 9, 2011 8:12 pm
Thanks, Brett, you might be able to get it directly from SUNY Press at 40% off, since you are a SUNY Press author (through TER). Joe From:...
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Mike Tintner
andarot
Feb 10, 2011 1:38 pm
"this diverse body of analyses reaffirms central humanist ideas, including individual identity,..." Joe, My understanding is you *don't* believe in the central...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
clelburn1949
Feb 10, 2011 1:41 pm
Perhaps you'd like to comment/correct purely for the record....
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Carroll, Joseph C.
clelburn1949
Feb 10, 2011 1:47 pm
No, I wouldn't. I've taken a vow of polemical chastity-no idle metaphysical squabbling over listservs. Joe From: biopoet@yahoogroups.com...
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Stephen Berer
smberer
Feb 10, 2011 3:31 pm
Just curious, as a non-professional in this field: How does science deny humanism, including freedom and dignity and individual identity? Is this a...
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Brian Boyd (ARTS ENG)
bdbvvn
Feb 10, 2011 5:01 pm
Merely philosophical. But see, e.g., philosopher and science advocate Daniel Dennett's Freedom Evolves (not one of his best books), whose title says it all....
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Stephen Berer
smberer
Feb 10, 2011 8:39 pm
Thanks, Brian! That's perfect. all the best, smb ... -- ...In a similar manner, we may begin a journey from a place we don't know so well, or perhaps from a...
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Mike Tintner
andarot
Feb 11, 2011 4:07 pm
"Just curious, as a non-professional in this field: How does science deny humanism, including freedom and dignity and individual identity?" Every paradigm...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
clelburn1949
Feb 11, 2011 4:36 pm
"polemical charity" Get it right, Mike. The phrase was "polemical chastity," not "polemical charity." Entering into public arguments with belligerent fools is...
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Jeff P. Turpin
jpturpin1
Feb 11, 2011 7:16 pm
I don't think I've read a serious biological or evolutionary scientist in the last decade that thought pure determinism "determined" anything, but particularly...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
clelburn1949
Mar 19, 2011 2:35 pm
Hi folks, Brett Cooke asked me to help distribute a call for papers. Brett and Clint Machann are co-editing a special issue of the journal Style. Here's the...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
clelburn1949
Mar 20, 2011 5:15 pm
John Knapp, the current editor of the journal Style, sent me a followup note with a copy of the mission statement on the masthead of the journal: Style invites...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
clelburn1949
Apr 25, 2011 1:53 pm
Hi folks, Pete Swirski has a new book that takes an evolutionary stance toward a subject in contemporary American literature and politics. He asked me to pass...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
clelburn1949
May 6, 2011 2:21 pm
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/332/6030/654 Joseph Carroll...
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William Benzon
bbenzon
May 30, 2011 4:22 pm
Here¹s some thoughts about a particular mode of narrative thinking, with two examples, a cartoon and a medieval romance. I figure it¹s up to the ...
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William Benzon
bbenzon
Jun 17, 2011 3:09 pm
This is an essay-review by David J. Depew. Here¹s the abstract: In Not By Design: Retiring Darwin¹s Watchmaker (2009), John Reiss claims that thinking of...
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William Benzon
bbenzon
Jun 25, 2011 8:13 pm
A correspondent recently brought up the topic of emotional response to literature. It¹s an important topic, one I¹ve thought about from time to time, but I...
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jerry hoeg
jhoeg1
Jun 28, 2011 10:46 am
Dear colleagues, I'm writing to request that the CFP below be forwarded to your readers. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Kind...
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William Benzon
bbenzon
Aug 7, 2011 4:15 pm
Dear Literary critics, cultural studies, and other humanists, For some time now I¹ve been thinking that we need to compile ³handbook level² information...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
jcarroll@...
Aug 13, 2011 7:59 pm
Hi folks, This might be of some general interest: a cover letter accompanying the copyedited ms. of a response to an article titled “Against Literary...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
jcarroll@...
Aug 14, 2011 1:17 pm
Hi again. One of my correspondents tells me that for some reason the message below came out in his email system as computer gibberish. Other correspondents...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
jcarroll@...
Aug 14, 2011 4:19 pm
I've had a few requests to send along Kramnick's article, "Against Literary Darwinism." It's here: ...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
jcarroll@...
Aug 15, 2011 3:30 am
Jay, I overlooked one item in your cover letter for the copyedited ms. “If you would like us to create a link from your name as it appears in the biosketch...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
jcarroll@...
Aug 15, 2011 3:31 am
Sorry folks, I hit the wrong button. Please ignore the message I accidentally sent you. Joe From: biopoet@yahoogroups.com [mailto:biopoet@yahoogroups.com] On...
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William Benzon
bbenzon
Aug 16, 2011 10:27 am
I¹ve now prepared a PDF of my recent work on Heart of Darkness: Heart of Darkness is a novella that is roughly 38,000 words long and divided into three...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
jcarroll@...
Aug 17, 2011 3:09 pm
From: Blogger [mailto:no-reply@...] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:49 AM To: Carroll, Joseph C. Subject: [Evolution and Literature] A Note on the...
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Carroll, Joseph C.
jcarroll@...
Aug 24, 2011 6:46 am
From: Simon, Julien J [mailto:jjsimon@...] Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:52 AM To: Carroll, Joseph C. Subject: CFP: Cognitive Cervantes Dear Prof....
