%0 Journal Article
%T The narrative of the end of a cycle in Fragments d’une histoire future of Gabriel Tarde
%A Premat, Christophe
%J Cahiers ERTA
%V 2014
%R 10.4467/23538953CE.14.001.2442
%N Numéro 5 Fins du monde
%P 9-28
%K catastrophe, humor, aesthetics, humanity, civilization, climate change, solar energy
%@ 2300-4681
%D 2014
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/cahiers-erta/article/la-narration-dune-fin-de-cycle-dans-fragments-dune-histoire-future-de-gabriel-tarde
%X 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 ?