{"product_id":"the-future-a-new-paradigm-pathways-for-averting-collapse-hardcover","title":"The Future: A New Paradigm - Pathways For Averting Collapse - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSesh R. Velamoor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA whole range of new discoveries and theories, from chaos to complexity, from string theories to postmodern notions of truth and reality, are forcing us to question, indeed abandon, the legacy of the Baconian Age and interrogate the very idea that \"humans\" are the center, sum and substance of the world!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003elong-term future\u003c\/strong\u003e is a product of a complex set of interacting factors, forces and processes wherein humans have an active role, but do not, and cannot, determine the outcomes. We must transcend history in an imaginative and bold manner: \u003cstrong\u003eforesight\u003c\/strong\u003e is key to our survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing issues of \u003cstrong\u003ehuman survival\u003c\/strong\u003e in this framework also forces us to recognize that we, as humans, have a responsibility; not just as current custodians of the planet, but also as shapers of \u003cstrong\u003elong-range futures\u003c\/strong\u003e: viable futures, with meaningful legacies for generations far ahead. Disregarding this responsibility would be tantamount to leaving the future generations a wasteland as their inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compilation of \u003cstrong\u003eessays, talks and interviews\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the canvas upon which to explore these issues within a framework of larger totalities-such as \"humankind\" and \"planet earth\"-within the scope of an \u003cstrong\u003eevolutionary time frame\u003c\/strong\u003e. What results is a blueprint for negotiating a \u003cstrong\u003eglobal transition\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eavoid collapse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52512999964979,"sku":"9798985772104","price":35.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xG_hyCLRA49798985772104.webp?v=1760356399","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-future-a-new-paradigm-pathways-for-averting-collapse-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}