The Cassandra Syndrome, or How not to be a Prophet

• Authors: Swirski Peter
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The central question of the article is should Stanisław Lem be read as a futurologist? The main thesis is that more than in predicting the future Lem always has been more interested in exploration the conceptual limits of science and its technological offshoots.

Keywords

EN

Stanisław Lem; Hugo Gernsbacher; Herbert George Wells; futurology; conceptual limits of science

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Filozofia i nauka. Studia filozoficzne i interdyscyplinarne
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 10
• Pages: 31-40

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Swirski Peter