Visions for the 21st century
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Visions for the 21st century
Praeger, 1993
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Visions for the twenty-first century
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-167) and index
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Description
This is a challenging and stimulating collection of twenty-one essays by international contributors. Their topics are as varied as the cultures and disciplines they themselves represent. We are invited to go beyond present complexities and take a far future perspective. Business, so often cast as the villain, is given a transforming role of rescuing us from the mess we are in. We are shown practical and achievable steps to bring peace and cooperation to the Middle East and an end to war. Conventional scientific methods are also tested and found wanting.
These essays resonate with the interconnectedness and interdependence of the issues that face us: they also demonstrate that the solutions we seek are achievable but must also reflect that same interconnectedness. They show that to become mesmerized by the problems we face is to lose sight of the possibilities. These visions are a refreshing antidote to a growing tide of pessimism about the future.
Table of Contents
Preface by Sheila Moorcroft The Great Balancing Act by James B. Smith The Future Without End by W. Warren Wager Dimensions of a New World Order by Ervin Laszlo An Infernal Strategy Review by James Robertson An Impossible Dream? by Robert Muller War Is a Dying Business by Keith Suter Our Shared Responsibility for Future Democracy by Vaclav Havel Everyone Has the Right to Participate in Creating the Future by Kjell Dahle The Future of the Middle East by Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan Business to the Rescue by Francis Kinsman Change, Trends, Uncertainties by Wolfgang Michalski and Michel Andrieu The 21st Century from an Economic Perspective by Noriko Hama A Vision of Universal Education by Malcolm Skilbeck The Intelligence Revolution Revisited by Geoff Woodling Biotechnology and the Challenge of Choice by Philip Sadler When the Pendulum Comes to Rest by Ziauddin Sardar A Future from Within by A.J. Dakin The Brink of Maturity: Towards a Scientific Myth of Our Times by Elisabet Sahtouris The Second Scientific Revolution by Willis Harman Earth Might Be Fair by James Ogilvy Bibliography Index
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