cognitive estrangement
nounEtymology
Coined by Yugoslav-born academic, writer and critic Darko Suvin in his 1979 book Metamorphoses of Science Fiction.
Definitions
A narrative logic, characteristic of science fiction, whereby devices used in the story…
A narrative logic, characteristic of science fiction, whereby devices used in the story are afforded plausibility by their being placed in the context of the fictional setting, which is envisioned to be scientifically consistent.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for cognitive estrangement. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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