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Actually, i disagree with the point that the interest to the social aspects of imaginary worlds appeared first in 1940s. I think we should say it began from H.G. Wells. Remember his The Time Machine which claims the division of the humankind into two different races(Elois and Morlocks) as the completion of class inequality; his "When the Sleeper Wakes" despite lots of descriptions of engineering concernes the future society, its retreat from the democracy, etc.. (And his works are not out-of-dated.. Now it became a common idea, that any utopia has it's hidden "Morlocks".)
Probably one should mention Sheckley, especially his The Status Civilization. What do you thing about mentioning John_Wyndham? ellol 13:57, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
Could you write about major themes of Heinlein and Asimov? ellol 16:13, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
It's almost a shame that no works of Stanislav Lem are described here. ellol 16:33, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
The section "Genre in the Eastern Bloc" was apparently translated from Russian. I went through it and attempted to put it into more standard English. But I'm not familiar enough with the subject material to do a thorough job. ChrisWinter 15:33, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
science is science —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.1.53.54 ( talk) 09:58, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
As I scoured this article (I even used the "Find in this page" button...), I was horrified to see that The Illustrated Man is not given any mention in this article. If it doesn't fall into this category, I don't know what it would fall into. Does anyone else think that The Illustrated Man deserves mention in this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.150.196.215 ( talk) 05:07, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
The first part of the second paragraph sounds like opinion rather than fact:
"Exploration of fictional societies is one of the most interesting aspects of science fiction, allowing it to perform predictive (H.G. Wells, The Final Circle of Paradise) and precautionary (Fahrenheit 451) functions, to criticize the contemporary world (Antarctica-online) and to present solutions (Walden Two), to portray alternative societies (World of the Noon) and to examine the implications of ethical principles (the works of Sergey Lukyanenko)."
Social science fiction being "interesting" is not neutral.
The first part of the second paragraph sounds like opinion rather than fact:
"Exploration of fictional societies is one of the most interesting aspects of science fiction, allowing it to perform predictive (H.G. Wells, The Final Circle of Paradise) and precautionary (Fahrenheit 451) functions, to criticize the contemporary world (Antarctica-online) and to present solutions (Walden Two), to portray alternative societies (World of the Noon) and to examine the implications of ethical principles (the works of Sergey Lukyanenko)."
Social science fiction being "interesting" is not neutral. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.32.84.204 ( talk) 03:07, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
This fragment: 'All science fiction of the Soviet era had to subscribe to communist ideology, or else the author could face serious consequences — from a ban against being published to death under Stalin, imprisonment or psychiatric treatment under Brezhnev.' does not need any citation. It's based on common knowledge. If you have a need to attest it, then start again documenting all the history pages on Wikipedia. Be reasonable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.167.59.66 ( talk) 04:57, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
why though? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.21.155 ( talk) 20:30, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
Most of her novels are straight up Social SF and outstanding examples. The Dispossessed and Left Hand of Darkness are standouts. Now that she's gone, she really should be listed here, in my opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darrell.wade.burgan ( talk • contribs) 05:21, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Agreed. Please also consider C.J. Cherryh, Sherri Tepper, and Margaret Atwood. The article currently reads as if this is a game for male authors, with women serving the young adult market. Hburgiel ( talk) 16:35, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
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Actually, i disagree with the point that the interest to the social aspects of imaginary worlds appeared first in 1940s. I think we should say it began from H.G. Wells. Remember his The Time Machine which claims the division of the humankind into two different races(Elois and Morlocks) as the completion of class inequality; his "When the Sleeper Wakes" despite lots of descriptions of engineering concernes the future society, its retreat from the democracy, etc.. (And his works are not out-of-dated.. Now it became a common idea, that any utopia has it's hidden "Morlocks".)
Probably one should mention Sheckley, especially his The Status Civilization. What do you thing about mentioning John_Wyndham? ellol 13:57, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
Could you write about major themes of Heinlein and Asimov? ellol 16:13, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
It's almost a shame that no works of Stanislav Lem are described here. ellol 16:33, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
The section "Genre in the Eastern Bloc" was apparently translated from Russian. I went through it and attempted to put it into more standard English. But I'm not familiar enough with the subject material to do a thorough job. ChrisWinter 15:33, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
science is science —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.1.53.54 ( talk) 09:58, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
As I scoured this article (I even used the "Find in this page" button...), I was horrified to see that The Illustrated Man is not given any mention in this article. If it doesn't fall into this category, I don't know what it would fall into. Does anyone else think that The Illustrated Man deserves mention in this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.150.196.215 ( talk) 05:07, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
The first part of the second paragraph sounds like opinion rather than fact:
"Exploration of fictional societies is one of the most interesting aspects of science fiction, allowing it to perform predictive (H.G. Wells, The Final Circle of Paradise) and precautionary (Fahrenheit 451) functions, to criticize the contemporary world (Antarctica-online) and to present solutions (Walden Two), to portray alternative societies (World of the Noon) and to examine the implications of ethical principles (the works of Sergey Lukyanenko)."
Social science fiction being "interesting" is not neutral.
The first part of the second paragraph sounds like opinion rather than fact:
"Exploration of fictional societies is one of the most interesting aspects of science fiction, allowing it to perform predictive (H.G. Wells, The Final Circle of Paradise) and precautionary (Fahrenheit 451) functions, to criticize the contemporary world (Antarctica-online) and to present solutions (Walden Two), to portray alternative societies (World of the Noon) and to examine the implications of ethical principles (the works of Sergey Lukyanenko)."
Social science fiction being "interesting" is not neutral. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.32.84.204 ( talk) 03:07, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
This fragment: 'All science fiction of the Soviet era had to subscribe to communist ideology, or else the author could face serious consequences — from a ban against being published to death under Stalin, imprisonment or psychiatric treatment under Brezhnev.' does not need any citation. It's based on common knowledge. If you have a need to attest it, then start again documenting all the history pages on Wikipedia. Be reasonable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.167.59.66 ( talk) 04:57, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
why though? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.21.155 ( talk) 20:30, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
Most of her novels are straight up Social SF and outstanding examples. The Dispossessed and Left Hand of Darkness are standouts. Now that she's gone, she really should be listed here, in my opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darrell.wade.burgan ( talk • contribs) 05:21, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Agreed. Please also consider C.J. Cherryh, Sherri Tepper, and Margaret Atwood. The article currently reads as if this is a game for male authors, with women serving the young adult market. Hburgiel ( talk) 16:35, 22 June 2021 (UTC)