Evolutionary mythology in the writings of Kurt Vonnegut
Subtitle: Darwin, Vonnegut and the construction of an American culture
By: Gilbert McInnis
Publisher: Academica Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bethesda, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781933146997
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Darwinism, social Darwinism, and mythology; title: Mythology and Darwin's theory of natural selection in Galápagos; title: The principles of the evolutionary mythology in Galápagos; title: The sirens of Titan: Darwin, Einstein, and the cosmological connection; title: The sirens of Titan: quantum mechanics, Einstein, and the in-complete story; title: Slaughterhouse-five: Einstein, natural selection, and the unified story; title: Nazi mythology and totalitarian minds in Mother night; title: Adapting to the evolutionary mythology in Mother night; title: The mythology of the consumer society in Breakfast of champions; title: Evolutionary mythology in the writings of Kurt Vonnegut.