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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... present behavior and in shaping the future itself . Although I continued my studies of nationalism and leadership in the Caribbean , more and more I began to try to understand the general principles of futures thinking and the role they ...
... present and for making war- ranted assertions about possible and probable futures , some detailed methods of futures research , and some exemplars of futures studies . As part of this synthesis , I also show how modern futures studies ...
... present , and forecasting the probable consequences of present actions and events in the subjects that they study . There are few disciplines that could not benefit from becoming more future - oriented and building bridges to futures ...
... present and future people have a good chance of living long and satisfying lives ? Can we and should we try to create a world moral community ? As we end one millennium and begin another , such questions are espe- cially timely . So far ...
... present , perhaps without any conception that the immediate future is a different time than the present . As a child gets older , his or her time horizon begins to develop and then expand . Consciousness of the past is pushed farther ...
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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 |