Foundations of Futures Studies, Volume 1: Human Science for a New EraTransaction Publishers - 408 من الصفحات Futures studies is a new field of inquiry involving systematic and explicit thinking about alternative futures. It aims to demystify the future, make possibilities for the future more known to us, and increase human control over the future. This book summarizes and expands contributions of futurists to the envisioning power and well-being of humanity. Bell brings together futurist intellectual tools, describing and explaining not only the methods, but also the nature, concepts, theories, and exemplars of the field. "Foundations of Futures Studies "fulfills Bell's five main purposes for writing this two-volume effort: (1) to show that futures studies, like other fields from anthropology to zoology, exists as an identifiable sphere of intellectual activity; (2) to create a teaching instrument that can be used as a basic text for core courses in futures studies; (3) to futurize the thinking of specialists in other disciplines; (4) to contribute to the further development and improvement of futures studies; and (5) to provide tools to empower both ordinary people and leaders to act in ways that create better futures for themselves and their societies. Bell maintains that despite its sometimes doomsday rhetorical style and widespread use by special interests, futures studies offers hope for the future of humanity and concrete ways of realizing that hope in the real world of our everyday lives. It will appeal to all interested in futures studies, as well as sociologists, economists, political scientists, and historians. |
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... intellectual debts . Many people played a role in helping me write this book . Among the most important is Frank L. Jones who arranged for a Visiting Fellowship for me at the Institute of Advanced Studies , Australian National Univer ...
... intellectual peer group has been composed of futurists . They have been most gen- erous in giving me their support and help on this book , even though in some cases it competes with their own projects and in nearly all cases intrudes ...
... intellectual traditions and a body of knowledge . They have produced concepts , theories , methods , and substantive principles that can be placed between the covers of a book ( as I have done here ) , that can be taught to others , and ...
... intellectual tools that will allow people to imagine alternative futures more deliberately and act on them more effectively . Early on , I turned to the emerging futures field and began reading some key works . In my first attempt to ...
... intellectual activity that has already made — and continues to make— important contributions to the knowledge base of modern society ; to show that futures studies — just like other fields from anthropology to zoology — has a body of ...
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The Purposes of Futures Studies | 73 |
Assumptions of Futures Studies | 115 |
Is Futures Studies an Art or a Science? | 165 |
Methods and Exemplars in Futures Research | 239 |