Contemporary perspectives on C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of man : history, philosophy, education, and science /
"Beginning with a clear account of the historical setting for The Abolition of Man and its place within C.S. Lewis' corpus of writing, Contemporary Perspectives on C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of Man: History, Philosophy, Education and Science assesses and appraises Lewis' seminal l...
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover page ; Halftitle page ; Series page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Dedication ; Contents; Introduction; The purpose of this book; Chapter summaries; 1 Philosophy in The Abolition of Man; Beware the Sirens of subjectivism; On seeing goodness, truth, and beauty with the eyes of the heart; Emotional cultivation versus conditioning; Notes; Works cited; 2 Natural Law in The Abolition of Man; Of Dwarfs, prisons, and the natural law; Natural law and natural law theory; Lewis' Abolition and natural law theory; Notes; Works cited; 3 Education in The Abolition of Man.
- The education of character: Objective valueThe education of character: Universal virtues; The education of character: Training in virtue; The abolition of character: The "Controllers"; Acknowledgments; Notes; Works cited; 4 So How Should We Teach English?; Introduction; The argument in Abolition; The opposite approach; The problem with using literature; Literary uses and misuses; Conclusion; Notes; Works cited; 5 Is The Abolition of Man Conservative?; Notes; Works cited; 6 Theology in The Abolition of Man; Two arguments for objective value.
- Objective value and theology: Mere Christianity and contemporaneous essaysWhat is at stake?; Notes; Works cited; 7 Science in The Abolition of Man: "Can Science Rescue Itself?"; Introduction; Three questions; Background; How does Lewis view science?; Science vs. technology; Is C.S. Lewis attacking science?; What is new in biology since 1943?; The "post-genomics" era; Is C.S. Lewis attacking biology?; How can science offer a cure for or prevent the abolition?; Big data, artificial intelligence, and The Abolition of Man; Summary; Notes; Works cited.
- 8 The Abolition of Man and British Techno-FuturismThe Abolition of Man; Transhumanism and the posthuman vision; Conclusion; Notes; Works cited; 9 Metaphors of Meaning: The Dance of Truth and Imagination in That Hideous Strength; Abstract; Introduction; Fact and value; Truth and meaning; Reason and imagination; Conclusion; Works cited; Index.
