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Felicitas by Janusz A. Zajdel5/24/2023 ![]() Simultaneously, it is examined how in the “internally co he rent” (Max Weber) world of the book one can observe the effects of “empirical inertion” (Lem) or alethic ambiguity that prevents dystopian autochthons from differing an eutopian dream from a dystopian lie. ![]() With regard to author’s own nomenclature (with the figure of The Lord of Logos atop), article follows a scrutinised reinterpretation of Limes inferior that would edify the relevance of its plot in our empirical context. The core analysis is premised on depicting major – for dystopian studies – ideas from most brilliant Zajdel’s novel, Limes inferior, which contribute to eponymous concepts of “mono-polis” and “socioinvolution” whereof briefly wrote another famous Polish novelist, Stanislaw Lem, in his Fantasy and Futurology treatise. Considering the variety of dystopian motifs and philosophical framework of his oeuvre, it is stressed that Zajdel’s social fiction should be universally acknowledged not only as a legacy of the greatest dystopian fiction (Zamiatin, Huxley, Orwell) but also as an actual – though precursory – reflection on anthropological a nd philosophical principles of post modern attitude towards the nature of humanism. Zajdel in instaurating the genre of social fiction in Poland. The article emphasises the role of Janusz A. ![]()
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