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Martin, William C. – 1980
The paper examines science fiction literature as a product and part of the social consciousness of the modern capitalist world order. This world order is seen as emphasizing science, technology, movement, growth, urbanization, industrialization, complex organization, and progress. The document is organized into two sections. The first section…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Epistemology, Futures (of Society), Intellectual History