@article{fd0c7f2c-6e69-4863-ace0-892a228d5a55, author = {Christophe Premat}, title = {The narrative of the end of a cycle in Fragments d’une histoire future of Gabriel Tarde}, journal = {Cahiers ERTA}, volume = {2014}, number = {Numéro 5 Fins du monde}, year = {2014}, issn = {2300-4681}, pages = {9-28},keywords = {catastrophe; humor; aesthetics; humanity; civilization; climate change; solar energy}, abstract = {The French sociologist Gabriel Tarde is well-known for his theory of social imitation. His work Fragments d’une histoire future is less quoted as it is a prospective essay on the future of humanity. The article deals with the narrative of this history and focuses on the special writing of the end of a cycle. How do human beings react in extreme circumstances when one major source of energy disappears ? How do they change their traditional world vision ? What are the main values that we can save in order to ensure the revival of humanity ?}, doi = {10.4467/23538953CE.14.001.2442}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/cahiers-erta/article/la-narration-dune-fin-de-cycle-dans-fragments-dune-histoire-future-de-gabriel-tarde} }