SOCIOLOGICAL CONTENT OF ISAAC ASIMOV’S “THE END OF ETERNITY”

Abstract

The article includes speculations about social science fiction on the example of Isaac
Asimov’s “The End of Eternity”. Comparative-historical and literary analysis of the novel
shows that sociological content plays central role to reveal novel’s main idea and
author’s attitude by considering the social consequences of the scientific and
technological progress on the development of society itself.