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Future Courses of Human Societies - Critical Reflections from the Natural and Social Sciences (Paperback)
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Future Courses of Human Societies - Critical Reflections from the Natural and Social Sciences (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society
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The future as a field of inquiry, debate or forecasts continues to
flourish. However, this book differs from existing literature in
several important ways. It is not another publication on future
scenarios guided by a linear technological fix - nor is it simply a
volume of new statistics on economic, demographic or geopolitical
developments. Rather, Future Courses of Human Societies explores
and builds a general framework for the long-term evolution of human
societies. Drawing upon a wide range of insights from across the
social and natural sciences, the authors of this title present
original, exploratory methodological and analytical approaches to
examining the future. Encouraging the reader to deepen their
knowledge and encourage critical thinking, three themes are
considered in their complexity and multi-dimensionality:
technological innovations; future 'progress'; and the critical
aspect of organizing collective life in the future. Furthermore, in
contrast to previous studies which have embraced a relatively short
time-span, this text incorporates perspectives from the immediate
to the distant future, extending to several centuries and even
millennia. An interdisciplinary and internationally comprehensive
volume, Future Courses of Human Societies is a key source for
students and researchers interested in fields such as future
studies, technology in society, interdisciplinary learnings on
social and natural sciences and future economic and political
evolutions.
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