VOLUME 6(1) • 2023
The universe of proto-science fiction: Symzonia and The Smoky God
Abstract. The notion that the Earth might be hollow or at least cavernous inside and filled with numberless underground worlds (like volcanic and tectonic caves, sea caves, glacier caves, eolian caves, granite and other bedrock shelters, etc.) has fascinated humanity perhaps from times immemorial. T..
Calculating demons and grinning cats: the role of imaginary beings in science
Abstract. If nature is a laboratory in which new scenarios for survival are constantly being conceived, implemented or rejected, this can also be said about the activities of the human brain. Some of the evolutionary output in nature looks rather bizarre and, from a human perspective, even unreal. H..
The subtlety of technology: a paradoxical influence upon human character – Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun
Abstract. The present paper analyses the subtle influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of a person’s relation to an artificial friend (AF). The conditions of isolation and illness and their effects upon the young adolescent Josie cannot be counterbalanced by the purchase of an AF, ..
Francis Huxley on the dragon’s journey: a cultural survey of its mythical imagery
Abstract. This paper aims to review the survey on dragon imaginary as seen through Francis Huxley’s perspective in The dragon: nature of spirit, spirit of nature (London: Thames and Hudson, 1989). The anthropologist explores diverse aspects of the dragon, its reception and physical representations b..
The English phrasal verb: systematic grammar and vocabulary
Abstract. The following research presents a systematic grammar of the English phrasal verb or verb with particle(s). It comprises the following sections: a) An introduction, in which we familiarize the reader with the most important aspects of seven types of this grammatical form: 1) verb + adverb; ..