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Cover: 9788028356941 | Sirius | Olaf Stapledon | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2023 | Sharp Ink
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Sirius
An Intelligent Dog's Philosophical Fable of Animal Consciousness, Genetic Experimentation, and the Human-Animal Bond
Taschenbuch von Olaf Stapledon
Sprache: Englisch

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Olaf Stapledon's Sirius (1944) is a searching philosophical fable about a sheepdog, scientifically endowed with near-human intelligence, who must live between animal instinct and human consciousness. Reared in rural Wales and bound by a profound relationship with Plaxy, Sirius becomes a figure of tragic doubleness: neither dog nor man, both creature and thinker. Written in Stapledon's lucid, speculative prose, the novel blends pastoral realism, scientific romance, and moral allegory, extending the author's wider inquiry into evolution, spirit, and the limits of sympathy. Stapledon, a British philosopher and pioneering writer of science fiction, brought to his fiction a rare combination of scientific imagination, ethical seriousness, and metaphysical ambition. His experiences as an ambulance driver in the First World War, his pacifism, and his academic interest in psychology and philosophy all inform Sirius. The novel's experiment in altered consciousness reflects Stapledon's lifelong concern with humanity's place in a larger, often indifferent cosmos. This book is recommended to readers who value speculative fiction as a vehicle for emotional and philosophical depth. Sirius is not merely a tale of an extraordinary animal; it is a meditation on love, loneliness, identity, and the responsibilities owed to minds unlike our own.
Olaf Stapledon's Sirius (1944) is a searching philosophical fable about a sheepdog, scientifically endowed with near-human intelligence, who must live between animal instinct and human consciousness. Reared in rural Wales and bound by a profound relationship with Plaxy, Sirius becomes a figure of tragic doubleness: neither dog nor man, both creature and thinker. Written in Stapledon's lucid, speculative prose, the novel blends pastoral realism, scientific romance, and moral allegory, extending the author's wider inquiry into evolution, spirit, and the limits of sympathy. Stapledon, a British philosopher and pioneering writer of science fiction, brought to his fiction a rare combination of scientific imagination, ethical seriousness, and metaphysical ambition. His experiences as an ambulance driver in the First World War, his pacifism, and his academic interest in psychology and philosophy all inform Sirius. The novel's experiment in altered consciousness reflects Stapledon's lifelong concern with humanity's place in a larger, often indifferent cosmos. This book is recommended to readers who value speculative fiction as a vehicle for emotional and philosophical depth. Sirius is not merely a tale of an extraordinary animal; it is a meditation on love, loneliness, identity, and the responsibilities owed to minds unlike our own.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9788028356941
ISBN-10: 802835694X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stapledon, Olaf
Hersteller: Sharp Ink
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, ?-170 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com
Maße: 229 x 152 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Olaf Stapledon
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.12.2023
Gewicht: 0,175 kg
Artikel-ID: 128620109
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