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portada Last and First Men
Type
Physical Book
Language
English
Pages
240
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
22.9x15.2x1.9 cm
Weight
0.46 kg.
ISBN13
9781644394649

Last and First Men

Olaf Stapledon (Author) · Indoeuropeanpublishing.com · Hardcover

Last and First Men - Olaf Stapledon

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Synopsis "Last and First Men"

Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a "future history" science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon. A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first and most primitive. Stapledon's conception of history is based on the Hegelian Dialectic, following a repetitive cycle with many varied civilizations rising from and descending back into savagery over millions of years, but it is also one of progress, as the later civilizations rise to far greater heights than the first. The book anticipates the science of genetic engineering, and is an early example of the fictional supermind; a consciousness composed of many telepathically-linked individuals.A controversial part of the book depicts humans, in the far-off future, escaping the dying Earth and settling on Venus - in the process totally exterminating its native inhabitants, an intelligent marine species. Stapledon's book has been interpreted by some as condoning such interplanetary genocide as a justified act if necessary for racial survival, though a number of Stapledon's partisans denied that such was his intention, arguing instead that Stapledon was merely showing that although mankind had advanced in a number of ways in the future, at bottom it still possessed the same capacity for savagery as it has always had.
Olaf Stapledon
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Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950) fue un escritor y filósofo británico, reconocido como una de las figuras más influyentes en la ciencia ficción del siglo XX. Aunque no fue autor de cómics, su obra ha tenido un profundo impacto en múltiples medios narrativos, incluyendo la literatura gráfica. Stapledon se destacó por su enfoque especulativo y filosófico, explorando temas como la evolución de la humanidad, la conciencia colectiva y el destino del universo.

Su obra más famosa, Last and First Men (1930), presenta una historia futurista que abarca miles de millones de años y múltiples especies humanas, proponiendo una visión ambiciosa y poco convencional del futuro. Otro de sus libros importantes, Star Maker (1937), profundiza en la idea de una inteligencia cósmica y la conexión entre todas las formas de vida del universo. Estos trabajos influyeron en autores posteriores de ciencia ficción, como Arthur C. Clarke y Stanisław Lem.

Stapledon también abordó cuestiones éticas, sociales y espirituales en sus escritos, lo que le dio a su obra un carácter reflexivo y trascendental. Su estilo puede resultar denso, pero es ampliamente valorado por su originalidad y profundidad intelectual. Hoy en día, sigue siendo una referencia clave para quienes buscan una ciencia ficción más filosófica y visionaria.
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