| Science Fiction can provide students
interested in the future with a basic introduction to the concept of thinking
about possible futures in a serious way, a sense of the emotional forces in
their own culture that are affecting the shape the future may take, and a
multitude of predictions regarding the results of present trends. Although SF seems to take as its future social settings nothing more ambiguous than the current status or its totally evil variant, SF is actually a more important vehicle for speculative visions about macroscopic social change. At this level, it is hard to deal with any precision as to when general value changes or evolving social institutions might appear, but it is most important to think about the kinds of societies that could result from the rise of new forms of interaction, even if one cannot predict exactly when they might A. The feedback effects of SF on society. B. The role of SF and its implications. C. The underlying emotional forces of SF. D. The concept of possible future for students. [单项选择]Science Fiction can provide students interested in the future with a basic introduction to the concept of thinking about possible futures in a serious way, a sense of the emotional forces in their own cultures that are affecting the shape the future may take, and a multitude of predictions regarding the results of present trends.
Although SF seems to take as its future social settings nothing more ambiguous than the current status quo or its totally evil variant, SF is actually a more important vehicle for speculative visions about macroscopic social change. At this level, it is hard to deal with any precision as to when general value changes or evolving social institutions might appear, but it is most important to think about the kinds of societies that could result from the rise of new forms of interaction, even if one cannot predict exactly when they might occur. In performing this "what if ..." function, SF can act as a social laboratory as authors ruminate upon the forms A. SF is only too powerful to speed up social changes. B. SF’s models affect the lifestyles of some individuals. C. SF serves as a social laboratory for vivid imagination. D. SF’s predictions may not so accurate as anticipated. 我来回答: 提交
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