TEORIA COLAPSULUI CIVILIZAȚIEI ÎN LITERATURA ANTICIPATIVĂ DE AVERTISMENT
THE THEORY OF CIVILIZATION COLLAPSE IN THE ANTICIPATIVE WARNING LITERATURE

Summary/Abstract: Eschatologic theories have constantly preoccupied humanity, most often in a mystical sense. Recently, some of these theories have been noted for gaining (at least partially) scientific approval. Sometimes, more (or all) eschatological theories are considered to be in close connection to each other, thus constituting components of a more complex and unifying theory: The Societal Collapse Theory (or The End of Civilization Theory). The dystopian science-fiction, the apocalyptic science-fiction and the post-apocalyptic science-fiction are literary reflections (proving sometimes to be even anticipations) of the aforementioned theory/theories. When it does not directly or indirectly influence scientific ideas, science-fiction literature contributes to the popularization of these theories and to the general awareness of their implications. Our goal is to highlight here some literary science-fiction works: remarkable examples of Societal Collapse/End of Civilization Theory in literature.

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