Susan Stone-Blackburn
Biographic Data
| ID | 1506966 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Stone-Blackburn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Stone-Blackburn |
| SIGNATURE | STONE-BLACKBURN S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Consciousness Evolution and Early Telepathic Tales
Texts that theorize psi in terms that combine the discourses of spirituality and science pose special problems for SF critics. Popular and scientific interest in evolution and in the psychic phenomena associated with mesmerism which led to speculation about consciousness evolution is seen in the telepathy of such early SF as Poe's "A Tale of the Ragged Mountains," Bulwer-Lytton's The Coming Race, Bellamy's "To Whom This May Come," and Paine's The…
Science and Humanism in Gregory Benford’s Timescape
Greg Benford’s Timescape is hard SF with a difference. Benford is a scientist with literary taste and talent, and Timescape addresses the interplay between contemporary scientists’ and humanists’ concerns. The characters’ scientific and personal problems mirror each other in significant ways. The new and unfamiliar map of reality that modern physics presents is conveyed partly in terms of psychological truths that the reader is likely to find rel…
Consciousness Evolution and Early Telepathic Tales
Texts that theorize psi in terms that combine the discourses of spirituality and science pose special problems for SF critics. Popular and scientific interest in evolution and in the psychic phenomena associated with mesmerism which led to speculation about consciousness evolution is seen in the telepathy of such early SF as Poe's "A Tale of the Ragged Mountains," Bulwer-Lytton's The Coming Race, Bellamy's "To Whom This May Come," and Paine's The…
Science and Humanism in Gregory Benford’s Timescape
Greg Benford’s Timescape is hard SF with a difference. Benford is a scientist with literary taste and talent, and Timescape addresses the interplay between contemporary scientists’ and humanists’ concerns. The characters’ scientific and personal problems mirror each other in significant ways. The new and unfamiliar map of reality that modern physics presents is conveyed partly in terms of psychological truths that the reader is likely to find rel…
Consciousness Evolution and Early Telepathic Tales
Texts that theorize psi in terms that combine the discourses of spirituality and science pose special problems for SF critics. Popular and scientific interest in evolution and in the psychic phenomena associated with mesmerism which led to speculation about consciousness evolution is seen in the telepathy of such early SF as Poe's "A Tale of the Ragged Mountains," Bulwer-Lytton's The Coming Race, Bellamy's "To Whom This May Come," and Paine's The…
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Benford's law (1 works) · Consciousness (1 works) · History (1 works) · Humanism (1 works) · Mathematics (1 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (1 works) · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (1 works)