(Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society) 1st Edition
by Kléber Ghimire (Editor)
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.
