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The noted science fiction author Larry Niven used the concept of stasis fields and stasis boxes throughout his many novels and short stories set in the Known Space series. Niven's stasis fields followed conductive surfaces when established, with the resulting frozen space being an invulnerable and reflective object.
Ecstasy is an example of an altered state of consciousness characterized by diminished awareness of other objects or the total lack of the awareness of surroundings and everything around the object. The word is also used to refer to any heightened state of consciousness or intensely pleasant experience.
Ecstasy (from the Ancient Greek ἔκστασις ekstasis, "to be or stand outside oneself, a removal to elsewhere" from ek-"out," and stasis "a stand, or a standoff of forces") is a term used in existential philosophy to mean "outside-itself".
Philosophy and literature involves the literary treatment of philosophers and philosophical themes (the literature of philosophy), and the philosophical treatment of issues raised by literature (the philosophy of literature). The philosophy of literature, a subset of aesthetics, examines the nature of art and the significance of verbal arts ...
Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. Amongst its central questions are the difference between science and non-science , the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultimate purpose and meaning of science as a human endeavour.
Philosophy and Literature 15 (1991), pp. 212–228; Photography, Painting and Perception. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 49 (1991), pp. 23–29; Interpreting Fictions. In: On Literary Theory and Philosophy, eds. Freadman & Reinhardt, Palgrave Macmillan (1991), pp. 96–112; Supervenience, Essentialism and Aesthetic Properties.
Philosophical fiction is any fiction that devotes a significant portion of its content to the sort of questions addressed by philosophy.It might explore any facet of the human condition, including the function and role of society, the nature and motivation of human acts, the purpose of life, ethics or morals, the role of art in human lives, the role of experience or reason in the development ...
Russell's work contributed to philosophy of science's development into a separate branch of philosophy. Much of Russell's thinking about science is expressed in his 1914 book, Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy , [ 20 ] which influenced the logical positivists .