Science fiction and the death of the sun
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Science fiction and the death of the sun
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#2> During the Age of Enlightenment ... as the scientific method replaced religion as the explanation for physical phenomena
This happended more than 2,000 years earlier. The author seems to miss basic knowledge in the history of philosophy and science.
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#3> "Now-disgraced sci-fi patriarch John W. Campbell..."
What did he do?
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#4> "Now-disgraced sci-fi patriarch John W. Campbell..." What did he do?
“An increasingly strong interest in pseudoscience later alienated Campbell from Asimov.[4] In the 1960s, Campbell's controversial essays supporting segregation, and other remarks and writings surrounding slavery and race, served to distance him from many in the science fiction community.”
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#5> For while the dying-earth genre came to an end in the 1940s
uhh...
Dying Earth is a fantasy series by the American author Jack Vance, comprising four books originally published from 1950 to 1984.
The Book of the New Sun (1980–1983, 1987) is a four-volume science fantasy novel[2] written by the American author Gene Wolfe.
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#6> During the Age of Enlightenment ... as the scientific method replaced religion as the explanation for physical phenomena This happended more than 2,000 years earlier. The author seems to miss basic knowledge in the history of philosophy and science.
I’ll bite. What are you referring to?
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#7> During the Age of Enlightenment ... as the scientific method replaced religion as the explanation for physical phenomena This happended more than 2,000 years earlier. The author seems to miss basic knowledge in the history of philosophy and science.
I’ll bite. What are you referring to?
Aristotle, perhaps?
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#8> For while the dying-earth genre came to an end in the 1940s uhh... Dying Earth is a fantasy series by the American author Jack Vance, comprising four books originally published from 1950 to 1984. The Book of the New Sun (1980–1983, 1987) is a four-volume science fantasy novel[2] written by the American author Gene Wolfe.
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#9> During the Age of Enlightenment ... as the scientific method replaced religion as the explanation for physical phenomena This happended more than 2,000 years earlier. The author seems to miss basic knowledge in the history of philosophy and science.
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#10> For while the dying-earth genre came to an end in the 1940s uhh... Dying Earth is a fantasy series by the American author Jack Vance, comprising four books originally published from 1950 to 1984. The Book of the New Sun (1980–1983, 1987) is a four-volume science fantasy novel[2] written by the American author Gene Wolfe.
I think these are by far the most popular works today associated with the "dying earth" genre? Interesting that the article ignores them. But I never knew how pre-fusion astrophysics inspired this kind of story, which was fascinating.
I've read both series within the past few years and they're still worth a a read. Vance's works inspired lots about D&D (including the older "Vancian" spell casting system) and have a lot of humor. The Book of the New Sun is a challenging read, written by an unreliable narrator. They're kind of interesting if you just take them at face value but to really appreciate them you have to go down the rabbit hole of what's really happening here.