Open AccessMotyw obcego w Podróży ósmej Stanisława Lema
Author(s) -
Michael Düring
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
poznańskie studia polonistyczne. seria literacka
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2450-4947
pISSN - 1233-8680
DOI - 10.14746/pspsl.2016.28.8
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , existentialism , alien , point (geometry) , theology , philosophy , literature , art , computer science , sociology , world wide web , epistemology , mathematics , demography , population , geometry , census
The article contains a reconstruction of the theme of the alien in The Star Diaries by Stanisław Lem, with special emphasis on The Eighth Voyage. The Author treats this theme as a starting point for existential considerations, and - by reference to the work of Bernard Waldenfels - also for cultural and civilizational considerations.