{"product_id":"what-kind-of-future-will-our-children-inherit-9781947112513","title":"What Kind of Future Will Our Children Inherit?","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaking the world a better place is not simply about the glass being half full or half empty;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit is both at the same time. With the complexity of global trends comes major challenges, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand one cannot say that one perception is correct and the other incorrect. It is much more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomplicated than that. We have an emergence of those who see the future as promising and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperhaps even more harmonious than we have ever imagined, as well as those who believe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat we are declining and ruining ourselves. A number of institutions, groups, governments, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand individuals have taken these challenges to humanity seriously-have \"seen the light\"-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand are trying to do something about the future state of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes two sides to the future our children stand to inherit: the glass half full\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the glass half empty of what has been the trajectory of the world, it seems, since the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeginning of human history. The arc of human progress has at times taken major leaps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eforward; at other times it appears to have lain dormant, only to burst forth with a new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenergy at a later time. In this collection of writings, we have attempted to show both sides\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the picture because to do otherwise would leave this endeavor incomplete. Depicting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eonly the negative would lead one to think that there is nothing positive moving us forward;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edepicting only the positive would suggest that we have no further work to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Humboldt State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947112513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Samuel P. Oliner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574121144501,"sku":"9781947112513","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_36a328d2-f6ae-4dcf-bd02-9d93c88384e3.jpg?v=1643689701","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-kind-of-future-will-our-children-inherit-9781947112513","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}