Understanding what science fiction really is 19 Articles

by Lorne Yacuk

Many people have tried to explain what science fiction is. These explanations are so varied that any attempts to understand them yield confused and contradictory results. Any definition must describe the essential elemen...read more

by Matthew Martin

Has anyone asked the question, do we understand what Science Fiction is NOT? That is, what ideas and plots and scenarios would not qualify as legitimate Science Fiction? There may be numerous stories based on science tha...read more

by Anthony Gainey

There are a number of ways to approach this thesis. We can try to define it historically, which immediately becomes tricky: Do we include Greek epics? How about classic literature like "Gulliver's Travels"? We may get ...read more

by C. L. Craven

Science Fiction is whatever the mind can create. It is fiction, pure and simple. Why complicate it into something it is not, which would be non-fiction, sometimes boring and not very entertaining. So, for the everyday p...read more

by Gemma Wiseman

Science fiction has become an elusive term for a wide range of literature and film. To understand what the genre means, it is better to look at a range of work, then isolate some common thread or theme. It is important to ...read more

by Rod Kennedy

Understanding science fiction ultimately comes down to understanding humanity. Good quality, thought provoking science fiction should not only engage our senses and imaginations but also place a mirror before us and cause...read more

by Ian Navas

Science Fiction, is rather self-explanatory when you look at the name, as is every other genre of fiction. You have your Romance, Mystery, Horror, even Westerns, all relatively easy to figure out what they're about. Perh...read more

by Rob Bryant

Many of the masters of science fiction have given their definitions of the art. I'm not sure that quoting these masters will really help an individual to understand what science fiction really is. The only way to understan...read more

by Gregory Hunter

Simplify! Simplify! Science fiction creates new worlds and scenarios beyond our reality, but it at least attempts to explain it in terms of our own paltry scientific knowledge. How well it does that traditionally separa...read more

by Renny

We all know that science applies to systematized knowledge as an object of study in forms and category and that the term fiction is defined as the action of creating with the imagination which leads us to know that science...read more

by Colby Foley

Men dare to dream. No, wait, let's rephrase that: Humanity dares to dream. We dream of a world where illness is long forgot, where every want and need is seen to. We dream of a world with no boundaries, free of all en...read more

by Mary Clough

Good science fiction is a metaphor for life. Only through the veil of fiction can the author address and question the ills of society, convey the games of politics, and quest for the meaning and purpose of life. In t...read more

by Allison Hickman

Well, if we knew what science fiction really was, I don't think its popularity would remain as popular and the genre for many movies and television series. Science fiction is personal. What it means to one person, is not...read more

by Simon Wright

Science fiction (or sci fi) can be defined as 'imaginary writing based on current or projected scientific and technological developments'. A couple of types of scientific development that frequently feature in sci fi ar...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

There are a lot of opinions as to what science fiction really is, and no sure and universally accepted answer in sight. I mean, does someone have to have qualifications to give a worthwhile opinion on the genre? Of course ...read more

by Jason Lusk

There have been so many definitions thrown around as to what Science Fiction is or isn't that it's almost nauseating. I think that's because there are so many ways to look at the genre, and the genre itself opens up almost...read more

by Darren Albert

Science fiction is creative fantasy that involves weaving imaginative concepts into believable scenarios that go beyond the realms of the mundane. It provides an avenue for escapism and a medium for some of the worlds mos...read more

by Samuilovna

Can you separate science fiction from philosophy? Both exist to ponder the world. (How do things work? What are things made out of? Why are things as they are? What do we value and why?) Both offer potential research topic...read more

by Austine Abah

Science fiction like any literary material presents an environment that is appealing except for this is a different scenario. It utilizes the presents of science and what could be in the future. It could be a creative work...read more