Speculative Fiction for the Future of Man and Civilization

Abstract

The main thesis of the article is the comparison of speculative fiction with the challenges facing modern man. Introductory questions are two issues. How can fantasy become the subject of cultural reflection on the future of human civilization? Can contemporary speculative fistion act as an instructional story about the unknown? The author indicates several basic models of using speculative fiction. However, it limits itself to creating an introductory canon, which is associated with literary speculations regarding the impact of man and technology on the future of civilization.

Keywords

• myth
• speculative fiction
• political fiction
• space opera
• postapocalyptic fiction
• ecological science fiction