Science sans conscience : la satire de la science dans l’œuvre de Jonathan Swift

Science sans conscience : la satire de la science dans l’œuvre de Jonathan Swift

Satire on science has often been regarded by critics as a marginal aspect of Jonathan Swift’s work. Yet it is part and parcel of a battle that the author of Gulliver’s Travels indefatigably fought against the "Moderns." Swift’s satire on science should not however be considered as merely s...

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Main Author: Nathalie Zimpfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut du Monde Anglophone 2006-10-01
Series:Etudes Epistémè
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/episteme/3757
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spelling doaj-7a426f49f7664482a51f30d2d9141feb2020-11-24T21:09:37ZengInstitut du Monde AnglophoneEtudes Epistémè1634-04502006-10-0110Science sans conscience : la satire de la science dans l’œuvre de Jonathan SwiftNathalie ZimpferSatire on science has often been regarded by critics as a marginal aspect of Jonathan Swift’s work. Yet it is part and parcel of a battle that the author of Gulliver’s Travels indefatigably fought against the "Moderns." Swift’s satire on science should not however be considered as merely symptomatic of a larger endeavour. Its originality and specifity lie in its rhetoric, which also betrays the evolution of Swift’s approach from a rather localized satire to a more radical critique.http://journals.openedition.org/episteme/3757
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title_short Science sans conscience : la satire de la science dans l’œuvre de Jonathan Swift
title_full Science sans conscience : la satire de la science dans l’œuvre de Jonathan Swift
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publisher Institut du Monde Anglophone
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description Satire on science has often been regarded by critics as a marginal aspect of Jonathan Swift’s work. Yet it is part and parcel of a battle that the author of Gulliver’s Travels indefatigably fought against the "Moderns." Swift’s satire on science should not however be considered as merely symptomatic of a larger endeavour. Its originality and specifity lie in its rhetoric, which also betrays the evolution of Swift’s approach from a rather localized satire to a more radical critique.
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