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Publication Date: 1995
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A Question of Ethics: Themes in the Science Fiction Genre.
McNurlin, Kathleen Woitel
Interdisciplinary Humanities, v12 n4 p19-36 Fall 1995
Continues an article that began in the summer 1995 "Interdisciplinary Humanities." Examines ethical concerns about nuclear power, societal control, and prejudice articulated in science fiction literature. Authors studied include Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, and Damon Knight. The earlier article covered literature concerned with ecology and population control. (MJP)
Descriptors: Bias, Ecology, Ethics, Higher Education, Integrity, Interdisciplinary Approach, Moral Issues, Nuclear Technology, Quality of Life, Science and Society, Science Fiction, Social Control, Social Discrimination, Social Integration, Social Problems, Social Structure, Technological Advancement, Values Clarification
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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