"Liberated World" - The liberated world

Japanese: 《解放された世界》 - かいほうされたせかい
"Liberated World" - The liberated world

...On the other hand, Wells followed the tradition of utopian novels from T. More, and while he sensed the danger between war, labor issues, and modern science, he tried to pursue an ideal world through the effective use of common sense and skill. "The Time Machine" (1895) is the story of a man who travels through time to see the future, but it depicts the misfortunes of people who have been completely liberated from labor and have found peace, and "The World Liberated" (1914) presents the dangers of nuclear weapons as well as their deterrent effects. In fact, this work is said to have provided moral support for the development of the atomic bomb, while the ideals of a world state, socialism, nature conservation, a welfare society, and the overcoming of disease and natural disasters through science became major guidelines for later generations. ...

*Some of the terminology mentioned in "The Liberated World" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一方,ウェルズはT.モア以来のユートピア小説の伝統を受け,戦争や労働問題と近代科学の間にある危険を感じながら,良識と技能の有効な利用によって理想世界を追求しようとした。《タイム・マシン》(1895)は時間旅行によって未来を見てきた男の物語だが,労働から完全に解放されて平和を得た人々の不幸をえがいており,《解放された世界》(1914)では核兵器の危険とともに,その抑止力をも提示した。事実この作品は原爆の開発に関して精神的な支えとなったといわれており,一方では世界国家,社会主義,自然保護,福祉社会,科学による病気や天災の克服といった理想が,のちの時代の大きな指針となった。…

※「《解放された世界》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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