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The Future: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Jennifer M. Gidley
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From the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. We have always yearned to know what lies ahead, whether threat or safety, scarcity or abundance. Throughout human history, our forebears tried to create certainty in the unknown, by seeking to influence outcomes with sacrifices to gods, preparing for the unexpected with advice from oracles, and by reading the stars through astrology. As scientific methods improve and computer technology develops we become ever more confident of our capacity to predict and quantify the future by accumulating and interpreting ... Read more
From the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. We have always yearned to know what lies ahead, whether threat or safety, scarcity or abundance. Throughout human history, our forebears tried to create certainty in the unknown, by seeking to influence outcomes with sacrifices to gods, preparing for the unexpected with advice from oracles, and by reading the stars through astrology. As scientific methods improve and computer technology develops we become ever more confident of our capacity to predict and quantify the future by accumulating and interpreting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198735281
SKU
V9780198735281
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About Jennifer M. Gidley
Jennifer Gidley has extensive experience in the futures studies field, combining scholarly research, academic teaching, and leadership of the World Futures Studies Federation (UNESCO Partner). She was re-elected as President in 2013 for a second four-year term to lead 300 expert futures researchers, teachers and professional practitioners from over 60 countries. Jennifer has held academic positions in Australia at Southern ... Read more
Reviews for The Future: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
A thoroughly researched and beautifully expressed invitation to look deeper at this fascinating field of enquiry
Richard Slaughter, Foresight International
A wonderfully concise and brilliantly written book
Jade Taylor-Salazar, E&T Magazine
Brilliant and concise This book not only raises the issues in a highly readable manner, but also raises awareness, and as such I can ... Read more
Richard Slaughter, Foresight International
A wonderfully concise and brilliantly written book
Jade Taylor-Salazar, E&T Magazine
Brilliant and concise This book not only raises the issues in a highly readable manner, but also raises awareness, and as such I can ... Read more