Publication Type
Magazine Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
8-2018
Abstract
Using sci-fi’s metaphors, ideal types, and counterfactuals to consider our real-world problems, old and new. Isaac Asimov’s Foundation, a science fiction novel much beloved of geeks, has special resonance among those who imagine themselves as visionaries using advanced knowledge to transform society for the better. When the SpaceX rocket launched in early 2018, its unusual payload even included a copy of the Foundation series as a symbolic gesture.
Keywords
science fiction, pedagogy, fiction, futurism
Discipline
Sociology
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Contexts
Volume
17
Issue
3
First Page
19
Last Page
21
ISSN
1536-5042
Identifier
10.1177/1536504218792521
Publisher
American Sociological Association
Citation
NAQVI, Ijlal, "Beware of geeks with good intentions" (2018). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 2533.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2533
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2533
Copyright Owner and License
Author
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/1536504218792521