The Discovery of the Future
Language: English - ISBN: 9789403924465 - 47 pages
€12.99
Loving Books
Synopsis
The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture written and delivered by the famous English author H. G. Wells at the Royal Institution. Unlike his famous science fiction novels like The Time Machine, this is a work of non-fiction and futurism. Its main argument is that the future is scientifically knowable and can be systematically predicted just like the past.
Two Divergent Types of Mind: Wells categorizes human mindsets into two contrasting views regarding time, morality, and progress:
The Retrospective (Legal/Submissive) Mind: This type looks backward. It is heavily focused on past precedents, established laws, and historical traditions to guide present decisions. Wells notes this is the mindset of the vast majority of people.
The Prospective (Legislative/Creative) Mind: This type looks forward. It values the present and past only in terms of what they can build or establish for the future. This mindset is driven by possibility, creation, and consequences.
About Herbert George Wells
Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.
In addition to his fame as a writer, he was prominent in his lifetime as a forward-looking, even prophetic social critic who devoted his literary talents to the development of a progressive vision on a global scale. As a futurist, he wrote a number of utopian works and foresaw the advent of aircraft, tanks, space travel, nuclear weapons, satellite television and something resembling the World Wide Web.
Product specifications
| Binding | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | Sunday, 2 August 2026 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 9789403924465 |
| Pagecount | 47 |
| Interior color | Black/white |
| Size | 135 x 215 mm |
| Publisher | Loving Books |
| Author | Herbert George Wells |
| Category | Science > Science - other |