TY - JOUR
T1 - Evolution and literary studies
T2 - Time to evolve
AU - Fishelov, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Johns Hopkins University Press.
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - This essay has two aims: first, to reexamine the assumption that literature is evolutionarily beneficial, and second, to argue that, rather than focusing on the alleged biological base of literature, we should examine the similarities and differences between biological and literary evolution. To illustrate the usefulness of such examination, I briefly discuss terms such as "survival" and "lineage." The article concludes with the suggestion that literature is good for us, not necessarily because it contributes to life but because it contributes to a life worth living.
AB - This essay has two aims: first, to reexamine the assumption that literature is evolutionarily beneficial, and second, to argue that, rather than focusing on the alleged biological base of literature, we should examine the similarities and differences between biological and literary evolution. To illustrate the usefulness of such examination, I briefly discuss terms such as "survival" and "lineage." The article concludes with the suggestion that literature is good for us, not necessarily because it contributes to life but because it contributes to a life worth living.
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U2 - 10.1353/phl.2017.0040
DO - 10.1353/phl.2017.0040
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AN - SCOPUS:85042124319
SN - 0190-0013
VL - 41
SP - 272
EP - 289
JO - Philosophy and Literature
JF - Philosophy and Literature
IS - 2
ER -