Palmer Joss
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Palmer Joss is a central character in Carl Sagan's science fiction novel "Contact," serving as a religious scholar and love interest who embodies the tension between faith and science.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
→
human male → literary character → |
| appearsIn | Contact → |
| appearsInAdaptation | Contact (1997 film) → |
| associatedWithTheme |
conflict between faith and science
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faith → religion → science → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Carl Sagan → |
| firstAppearance | Contact (novel) → |
| genre | science fiction → |
| hasEthicalRole | moral commentator → |
| hasGender | male → |
| hasNameFamilyName | Joss → |
| hasNameGivenName | Palmer → |
| hasPhilosophicalRole | critic of scientific materialism → |
| languageOfWork | English → |
| literaryGenreOfWork | hard science fiction → |
| literaryRole | deuteragonist → |
| loveInterestOf | Ellie Arroway → |
| medium | novel → |
| narrativeFunction |
philosophical foil to Ellie Arroway
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representative of religious worldview → |
| occupation |
religious scholar
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theologian → |
| partOf | Contact franchise → |
| portrayedBy | Matthew McConaughey → |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1985 → |
| relationshipTypeWithEllieArroway |
intellectual counterpart
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romantic relationship → |
| religiousPerspective | Christian → |
| roleInWork |
central character
→
love interest → |
| settingOfActivity |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| themeInvolvingCharacter |
evidence versus belief
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personal faith → spirituality in a scientific age → |
| workBasedOnThisCharacter | Contact (1997 film) → |
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