Future
By: by Ziauddin Sardar
Series: All that matters; All that matters
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781444190045
Subjects: The Future; Forecasting; Study and teaching
Description: Ziauddin Sardar shows that thinking and speculating about the future has always been a part of human history, but exploring the futures in a systematic and scientific way is a recent phenomenon. What is known variously as 'futures studies', 'futurology' or 'foresight' only emerged as a discipline during the last few decades. The study of the future, however, is not only about 'predicting' or 'forecasting' the future, which is always a perilous exercise. It is also about appreciating the potentials and possibilities, as well as risks and threats, lurking over the horizon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.