5.0457 Qs: E-Publishing; Self-Actualizing Prophecies (2/42)

Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Mon, 18 Nov 1991 19:06:01 EST

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 5, No. 0457. Monday, 18 Nov 1991.


(1) Date: Sat,16 Nov 91 19:13:08 GMT (22 lines)
From: K.C.Cameron@exeter.ac.uk
Subject: Electronic Publishing

(2) Date: Sat, 16 Nov 91 18:40:46 EST (20 lines)
From: Eric Rabkin <USERGDFD@UMICHUM.BITNET>
Subject: Self-actualizing prophecies

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Date: Sat,16 Nov 91 19:13:08 GMT
From: K.C.Cameron@exeter.ac.uk
Subject: Electronic Publishing

ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS

I am interested in hearing from persons
who have publishable work in machine-readable
form which fits one of the following categories:
a) theses which are recommended but not
accepted for publication because of the
esoteric nature of the content.
b) monographs which have attested
`imprimaturs' but which have not been
published because the market has been
judged economically unviable.
Keith Cameron
Queen's Building
The University
EXETER, EX4 4QH
UK
cameron@uk.ac.exeter or cameron@exeter.ac.uk
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Date: Sat, 16 Nov 91 18:40:46 EST
From: Eric Rabkin <USERGDFD@UMICHUM.BITNET>
Subject: Self-actualizing prophecies

Oedipus believes the oracle when he is told that he
will kill his father and marry his mother. To avoid
that fate, he leaves Corinth. But, of course, because
he leaves Corinth, he winds up killing his father and
marrying his mother. In other words, the prophecy
comes true *because* it is believed and because the
character seeks to avoid it. The prophecy is
self-actualizing.
I am looking for other literary examples of self-actualizing
prophecies. Any suggestions?
Many thanks.

Eric Rabkin esrabkin@umichum.bitnet
Department of English esrabkin@um.cc.umich.edu
University of Michigan office: 313-764-2553
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045 dept : 313-764-6330