Crucial Questions about the FutureUniversity Press of America, 1991 - 133 síður Crucial Questions About the Future presents readers concerned about the long-range future and their place in it with a series of tough but necessary questions and, refreshingly, offers no pat answers. Instead, what is offered is a structured and reason-bound exploration of the complexities of modern life with which the reader, or the future-studies inclined academic, can provide his own answers to these eternal and critical questions. |
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... estimate chances of 4 in 10. ) I certainly do not claim any precision for my estimate of 3 out of 10 , but I do find it a useful way to think about the likelihood of a highly negative future . Also , I do feel somewhat precise in the ...
... estimate chances of 4 in 10. ) I certainly do not claim any precision for my estimate of 3 out of 10 , but I do find it a useful way to think about the likelihood of a highly negative future . Also , I do feel somewhat precise in the ...
Síða 38
... estimate . Shifting our attention to a highly positive future 40 years from now , my best guess is that our chances ... Estimating Our Chances Estimating the likelihood of the three basic futures is a very useful and thought - provoking ...
... estimate . Shifting our attention to a highly positive future 40 years from now , my best guess is that our chances ... Estimating Our Chances Estimating the likelihood of the three basic futures is a very useful and thought - provoking ...
Síða 40
... estimate the likelihood of each of their major futures . Their thinking would often be improved if they did take some time to estimate these probabilities . This exercise would reduce any tendency to proclaim one particular future as ...
... estimate the likelihood of each of their major futures . Their thinking would often be improved if they did take some time to estimate these probabilities . This exercise would reduce any tendency to proclaim one particular future as ...
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What Is Most Important of All? | 7 |
Why Do We Act in Ways That Hurt Our Future? | 25 |
How Can Each Person Contribute? | 111 |
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