future as subject study of future as specific aspect of history
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Future as SubjectFuture as Subject
Study of future as specific Study of future as specific aspect of history aspect of history
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The Structure of The Structure of Scientific RevolutionsScientific Revolutions
19621962 Thomas KuhnThomas Kuhn ‘‘Paradigm shift’Paradigm shift’ It is not possible to
understand one paradigm through the conceptual framework and terminology of another rival paradigm
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Paradigms Paradigms
‘‘World view’World view’ WeltanschauungWeltanschauung Zeitgeist Zeitgeist
Broadest cultural perspective of beauty, truth, and reality
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Future ShockFuture Shock 19701970
Alvin Toffler Alvin Toffler
Treatment of the ‘acceleration of history’ as result of mass communication and globalism
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Theory of historyTheory of history
Pre-modernPre-modern: God-centered: God-centered ModernModern: Science-centered: Science-centered PostmodernPostmodern: Mixed and compressed: Mixed and compressed
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Pre-modernPre-modern
Holy textsHoly texts Magical thinkingMagical thinking Male-dominated family and clanMale-dominated family and clan Heroes, gods, kings, saintsHeroes, gods, kings, saints
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Early-ModernEarly-Modern
Classical and Eastern textsClassical and Eastern texts Romantic thinkingRomantic thinking Exaltation of female Exaltation of female Tragic, national , & romantic heroes Tragic, national , & romantic heroes
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Late-ModernLate-Modern
Natural science textsNatural science texts Scientific methodScientific method Individuality/alienationIndividuality/alienation Disillusion with scienceDisillusion with science Weltschmerz Weltschmerz Transition from Pre-Modern: Galileo, Transition from Pre-Modern: Galileo,
Newton, DarwinNewton, Darwin
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Post-ModernPost-Modern
Nietzsche denies ‘grand narrative’ textsNietzsche denies ‘grand narrative’ texts Freud deconstructs ‘human nature’Freud deconstructs ‘human nature’ Late-Modern Weltschmerz becomes playLate-Modern Weltschmerz becomes play Anachronism becomes typicalAnachronism becomes typical Low/high art mixedLow/high art mixed Derrida deconstructs ‘Truth, beauty, and Derrida deconstructs ‘Truth, beauty, and
reality’ reality’
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‘‘Future’ becomes subjectFuture’ becomes subject
With advent of the New WorldWith advent of the New World With HumanismWith Humanism With the EnlightenmentWith the Enlightenment
Looking forward to a better time through science, or to a secular hell through the failure of science.
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Science of timeScience of time
Time is a riverTime is a river
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Patricide ParadoxPatricide Paradox
If you go back in time and kill If you go back in time and kill your father . . .your father . . .
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Einstein’s Space/TimeEinstein’s Space/Time
44thth dimension dimension Space/time curved by massSpace/time curved by mass Time is a placeTime is a place
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Einstein-Rosen BridgeEinstein-Rosen Bridge
•Black hole
•Event horizon
•Singularity
1974 Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
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Parallel UniversesParallel Universes
Time is not a riverTime is not a river
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FlatlandFlatland 18841884
Edwin A. Abbot (AEdwin A. Abbot (A22))
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Michio KakuMichio Kaku
““The best explanation for light is as The best explanation for light is as an interface between dimensions”an interface between dimensions”
----Hyperspace Hyperspace 19981998
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M TheoryM Theory
Based on quantum theoryBased on quantum theory Evolved from String theoryEvolved from String theory Implies multiple universesImplies multiple universes
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Probability of realityProbability of reality
Wave/particle basis of lightWave/particle basis of light Heisenberg Uncertainty PrincipleHeisenberg Uncertainty Principle Normal distribution of locationNormal distribution of location AsymptoticAsymptotic
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Collapse of wave functionCollapse of wave function
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The MultiverseThe Multiverse