Why is Reason a Vice? Empiricism, Rationalism, and Condemnation of Science in H. C. Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”

This article studies the empiricist and rationalist worldviews presented in H. C. Andersen’s enigmatic fairy tale “The Snow Queen”. These two epistemic views are in contest not only with one another but also with the Christian doctrine that challenges them both and is offered in the tale as their s...

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Main Author: Katariina Kärkelä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research 2020-12-01
Series:Fafnir
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Online Access:http://journal.finfar.org/articles/2104.pdf