http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/25/trevor-j-doherty Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:15:29 -0400 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:15:29 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/43/future-hell-nuclear-fiction-in-pursuit-of-history By Trevor J. Doherty - What is a cyclical history? Why does humanity seem doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over again? Are we doomed to this machine called fate? What is a soul, and how do I express it? Predicting what futures may lay ahead for humanity if we continue on some popular cultural paths, a body of twentieth century authors has created literary experiments designed to test the limits of human imagination. Nuclear warfare, artificial intelligence, inter-galactic travel, and the nature of spirituality itself all come woven together in the texts, which are profoundly affected by enlightened science... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:26 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/43/future-hell-nuclear-fiction-in-pursuit-of-history