Theory of Mind and Science Fiction

1. Introduction: Literature and the Emergence of Theory of Mind
Nicholas O. Pagan

2. Science Fiction and Other Minds
Nicholas O. Pagan

3. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus: Correcting Faulty Mind-reading
Nicholas O. Pagan

4. Stapledon’s Star Maker: Cosmic Minds and the Triumph of Theory of Mind
Nicholas O. Pagan

5. A. E. van Vogt’s Slan: Intimations of Superior Theory of Mind
Nicholas O. Pagan

6. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: What Happened to Affective Empathy?
Nicholas O. Pagan

7. Conclusion
Nicholas O. Pagan

Keywords: Literature, Literary Theory, Twentieth-Century Literature, Fiction, British and Irish Literature, Cultural Theory, Neuropsychology