baumhaus.digital/Studium Generale/Mythologies of possible futures: Between Science Fiction and Reality/Renaissance to 19th century/L’An 2440
An Enlightenment dream of Paris six centuries in the future.
Imagines social reform through reason, education, and moral progress.
First modern utopia set in a specific future year.
A rational paradise: no clergy, no monarchy, science guided by virtue.
Blends prophecy, urban planning, and moral philosophy — proto–science fiction of progress.
