"The Last Question" by Issac Asimov - Fictitious Science and Science Fiction

We talk with our buddy Gouff, whom we met at the beginning of the
pandemic. Gouff writes for an online journal called Fǎn (反) on
Medium. In this episode, we talk about the concept of fictitious
science, a notion which challenges the allegation that a boundary
exists between the literary and the literal. We also confront the
(faulty) assertion that philosophy no longer plays a role in the
domain of science. Furthermore, we attempt to apply some of the
claims of fictitious science to a reading of Isaac Asimov's "The
Last Question". Figures in the discussion include Deleuze, Quine,
Putnam, Feyerabend, William James, Richard Dawkins, and Neil
deGrasse Tyson. You can find Gouff's article here:
https://medium.com/fan-publication/theses-on-fictitious-science-c607c925ed58


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