Future matters : action, knowledge, ethics /
In a social world whose pace continues to accelerate the future becomes an increasingly difficult terrain. While the focus of social life is narrowing down to the present, the futures we create on a daily basis cast ever longer shadows. This book addresses this paradox and its deep ethical implicati...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
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Colección: | Supplements to The study of time ;
v. 3. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In a social world whose pace continues to accelerate the future becomes an increasingly difficult terrain. While the focus of social life is narrowing down to the present, the futures we create on a daily basis cast ever longer shadows. This book addresses this paradox and its deep ethical implications. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 218 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-210) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9789047422594 9047422597 1281936499 9781281936493 9786611936495 6611936491 |