Future Philosophy

We live in a strange world in which the victorious West has fallen into a strange funk created by the bizarre and psychotic beliefs of postmodernism. At the same time, the original challenger of Western dominance, Islam, continues to expand despite recent setbacks and is set to begin overpowering the West through population growth. In this book, the companion to Mere Animals, the author describes how a renewed commitment to public good could help focus our attention and give us the foundation for preserving Western values and saving humanity from Islamic domination.

The contemporary mystic Osho lived in a time before the internet and social media, no 24-hour news coverage existed at the time of the historic events described in this book. But fake news has been around for as long as there have been politicians. For this reason, Osho entrusted some eyewitnesses to record the events around him and his people. Maneesha is one of them.

Philip Bump, a reporter as adept with a graph as with a paragraph, is popular for his ability to distill vast amounts of data into accessible stories. THE AFTERMATH is a sweeping assessment of how the baby boom created modern America, and where power, wealth, and politics will shift as the boom ends. Bump helps us navigate the flood of data in which our sense of the country now drowns. He fits numbers into a narrative about who we are (including what "we" really means), how we vote, where we live, what we buy—and what predictions we can make with any confidence.

You probably remember how it went when you were a kid: If your family was typical, your mother said “Don’t fight,” but your father said “Don’t lose.” And that was the end of it. With all due respect to Mom and Dad, this advice is little help in a hypercomplex world that’s teetering on the edge of social and ecological collapse. Conflict is now inevitable, but rarely do we teach it in any intentional way. A sense of martial artistry is essential to our survival. Gripped by confusion, fear and outrage, we feel the need to act, but we don’t even know the fundamentals: what to ...

Eleven stories of speculative religion. "Spark" follows a man who spends a fortune to make life from nonlife. A man boasts only God can publish his book--"Publisher." In "How to Grow Apples," a man cannot contain his happiness. American soldiers in 1945 France believe the war is over, instead they confront "The Ghosts of Compiegne." God, "The Programmer," dismantles the universe. "The Day Mosquitoes Learned to Suck Blood" is the evolution of a species. Someone shoots down Santa's sleigh over Alaska and his friend comes to help, thus "Jesus in the Snow." In "The Conference of the Atoms." ...

Kissinger's six leaders are Konrad Adenauer, Charles de Gaulle, Richard Nixon, Anwar Sadat, Lee Kuan Yew and Margaret Thatcher. All of them were formed in a period when established institutions collapsed all over Europe, colonial structures gave way to independent states in Asia and Africa, and a new international order had to be created from the vestiges of the old.

The story of the rise of modern navigation technology, from radio location to GPS—and the consequent decline of privacy. What does it mean to never get lost? You Are Here examines the rise of our technologically aided era of navigational omniscience—or how we came to know exactly where we are at all times. Filled with tales of scientists and astronauts, inventors and entrepreneurs, You Are Here tells the story of how humankind ingeniously solved one of its oldest and toughest problems—only to herald a new era in which it’s impossible to hide.

Dixon Andrews walked away from his entire life when a chilling realization struck him – his groundbreaking AI work may have unwittingly fueled the insatiable greed of colossal corporations at the expense of humanity. Nestled in the solitude of his ranch, Dixon, haunted by the shadows of his creation, couldn't ignore the call to action any longer. However, the behemoth corporations had an overwhelming advantage, armed with the machinery of global industry. In a world divided by the haves and have-nots, Dixon grapples with his newfound AI-augmented powers, blurring the lines between man and...

Why can't we solve our problems anymore? Why do threats such as the Gulf oil spill, worldwide recession, terrorism, and global warming suddenly seem unstoppable? Are there limits to the kinds of problems humans can solve? Rebecca Costa confronts - and offers a solution to - these questions in her highly anticipated and game-changing book, The Watchman's Rattle.

In a world buzzing with Bitcoin and blockchain, the age-old concept of money is undergoing a radical transformation. Crypto Conundrum isn't just another crypto explainer. It delves into the philosophical heart of a revolution that's reshaping everything we thought we knew about money, trust, and the power structures of our economic systems. Get ready to: Uncover the hidden nature of money, and how crypto both complements and challenges what came before. Grapple with trust in the digital age: can you truly trust a system designed to have no one in charge? Explore the dizzying highs and lows ...

Technology rules us as much as laws do. It shapes the legal, social, and ethical environments in which we act. Every time we cross a street, drive a car, or go to the doctor, we submit to the silent power of technology. Yet, much of the time, the influence of technology on our lives goes unchallenged by citizens and our elected representatives. Our embrace of novel technological pathways, Sheila Jasanoff shows, leads to a complex interplay among technology, ethics, and human rights.

Do human beings carry a latent potential for extraordinary psychic abilities? What if we could see into the past, the present and the future? What would it mean for the future of the human species? Discover the answers to these questions in Extraordinary Mind! Integrated Intelligence is the natural human ability to tap into the extended mind – consciousness beyond the brain. Drawing upon twenty tears of research in Futures Studies and the wisdom gained from his personal explorations, futurist and visionary Marcus T. Anthony shows you that this evolutionary breakthrough is here, now! Dr ...

This book was initially a workingman's response to the book "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates but also stands on its own as a personal and analytic contemplation of racism and classism. This third edition adds many more essays contemplating the nature and relationship of race and class, racism and classism. "An exceptionally well reasoned critique that is both thoughtful and thought-provoking, Between the World and Us: A Workingman's Response to 'Between the World and Me' is a rewarding and a challenging read that is very highly recommended." --- Midwest Book Review. This book ...

“Is life worth living?” Mansel, a programmer, asks that question in frustration after he learns Amanda, his wife, is leaving him. Cece, the AI global control supercomputer, hears him and begins calculations. He tries to stop her, but he is too late – the countdown has begun. What will Cece decide? Nobody wants to wait around and find out, because the fate of all humanity hangs in the balance. It's 2121 and the world has become overly dependent on Cece, who makes all routine decisions. Not only does she answer questions, she gives follow-up advice. Or is it orders? The line has grown ...

From coronavirus lockdowns to critical race theory in the classroom, it has become crystal clear that America’s schools aren’t working for America’s students and parents. No one knows this better than Betsy DeVos. In Hostages No More, DeVos unleashes her candid thoughts about working in the Trump administration, recounts her battles over the decades to put students first, hits back at “woke” curricula in our schools, and details the reforms America must pursue to fix its long and badly broken education system.

When Joselin Linder was in her 20s, her legs started to swell. She thought little of it until her health problems started to compound in ways that baffled her doctors. Diagnosed with extreme liver blockage and dangerous levels of lymph fluid, Joselin turned to the most similar case she could think of - her father's.

This creative collection brings together philosophical poems by South African poet and writer, Wayne Visser. In this anthology, he muses on subjects ranging from space, angels and destiny to time, science and meaning in life. According to scientists The world’s made of string That buzzes and fuzzes Or some such strange thing

Futurist Gerd Leonhard breaks new ground again by bringing together mankind’s urge to upgrade and automate everything - down to human biology itself - with our timeless quest for freedom and happiness.

We are living in a dynamic moment. For most of history, Rip Van Winkle could take his 20-year nap and not miss much. But that is not true today. Can you imagine showing up for work tomorrow after a 20-year absence?

Robert Pirsig’s book of 1974, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, took the world by storm, selling over five million copies. When asked how he would account for this, Pirsig said that Zen was a “culture-bearing book”; that he just wrote down what he was thinking, and it turned out that everyone else was thinking the same thing. And what they were thinking was that our Western, scientific, rational mindset was making us crazy. In The Crisis of Our Time, Morris Berman argues that the source of this was the loss of the oral-poetic, or sensuous-mythological, tradition, that was ...