An attempt at a literary-theoretical definition of science fiction

V slovenski strokovni literaturi velja znanstvena fantastika za sporen termin.Pomisleki izhajajo iz stališča, da gre v resnici za literarni žanr, ki nima nič skupnega s fantastiko in ki je pravzaprav njeno pravo nasprotje. V članku ugotavljamo, da je šel razvoj znanstvene fantastike v zadnjih dvajetih letih (še posebno na Slovenskem) v "neznanstveno smer", saj je znanost v drugi polovici dvajsetega stoletja postala veliko preveč komplicirana in nepregledna, da bi lahko laiki anticipirali njen razvoj.In Slovene literary studies the term "science fiction" is of dubious status. Objections arise from the notion that, while science fiction is in fact a literary genre, it has nothing in common with fiction per se, which is its exact opposite. The article makes the point that the development of science fiction, especially in Slovenia, has moved in a non-scientific direction. Thisis because science in the second half of the twentieth century has become so vast and complex that laymen can no longer anticipate its development