Journal article
Future generations thinking
Futures, Vol.29(8), pp.701-706
1997
Abstract
Future generations thinking provides a non-Western reading of space, time, nature and self, contrasting itself with the liberal openness of much of futures studies by asserting a non-negotiatable core. This includes a commitment to the family as a basic unit of analysis; inclusion of all sentient beings; belief in the repeatability of time; an inter-generational approach balancing ancestors and future generations; sustainable social and economic practices; a global focus; a spiritual and collective view towards choice and rationality; and the realization of a global ethics beyond postmodernity. In practice, however, future generations thinking often falls short of its claims. Nevertheless, if future generations thinking can become authentically multi-civilizational, it could create a new history for future generations. © 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Details
- Title
- Future generations thinking
- Authors
- Sohail Inayatullah (Author)
- Publication details
- Futures, Vol.29(8), pp.701-706
- Publisher
- Pergamon
- Date published
- 1997
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0016-3287(97)00049-9
- ISSN
- 0016-3287
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448959002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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