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Thinks... is a 2001 novel by David Lodge set at a fictional British university where a married cognitive scientist and a visiting novelist enter into both an intellectual and romantic relationship. Their alternating perspectives allow Lodge to explore competing approaches to understanding consciousness, with the scientist grounding his work in neuroscience and the novelist defending the insights of literature and creative writing. The novel fits within Lodge's body of campus fiction, which includes Changing Places and Small World.
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Where is David Lodge's Thinks... set?
Thinks... is set at a fictional British university. The story follows a married cognitive scientist and a visiting novelist who become involved intellectually and romantically.
Who are the two central characters in Thinks...?
The central figures are a married cognitive scientist and a visiting novelist. Their alternating viewpoints let David Lodge contrast scientific theories of mind with literary approaches to consciousness.
What is the main intellectual conflict in Thinks...?
The novel explores whether human thought and emotion can be explained through cognitive science or whether literature captures kinds of experience that science misses. Lodge presents the debate through conversations, relationships, and competing perspectives.
When was Thinks... published?
David Lodge published Thinks... in 2001. It belongs to his university fiction but focuses more directly on consciousness, language, and the relationship between science and literature.
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