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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adam, Barbara, 1945-
Otros Autores: Groves, Chris
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Colección:Supplements to The study of time ; v. 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
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