“Was bedeutet der Stein?”: Fetishism, Profanation, and Parody in Fontane’s Grete Minde

Klaus Michael Meyer-Abich: Was es bedeutet, gesund zu sein. Philosophie der Medizin

There is no doubt that occidental conceptions of health and disease harbour Cartesian assumptions thus unfolding far-reaching social and political implications. In accordance with the opinion of medical historians, ethicists and epistemologists, the dualistic image of humanity (Menschenbild) exerted a determining impact on medical science and practice most notably since the dissemination of Des...

Paraphilia and Fetishism

Drakes, seadevils, and similarity fetishism

Homeostatic property clusters (HPCs) are offered as a way of understanding natural kinds, especially biological species. I review the HPC approach and then discuss an objection by Ereshefsky and Matthen, to the effect that an HPC qua cluster seems ill-fitted as a description of a polymorphic species. The standard response by champions of the HPC approach is to say that all members of a polymorp...

Models for Computer Generated Parody

This paper outlines two approaches to the construction of computer systems that generate prose in the style of a given author. The first involves using intuitive notions of stylistic trademarks to construct a grammar that characterizes a particular author—in this case, Ernest Hemingway. The second uses statistical methods for inferring a grammar from samples of an author’s work—in this instance...

Beyond the "Holy See": Parody and Narrative Assemblage in "Cyclops"