1st Edition

The Future Factor Forces Transforming Human Destiny

By Michael G. Zey Copyright 2004
326 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

289 Pages
by Routledge

The Future Factor offers an inspiring, optimistic view of the human future. Sociologist Michael G. Zey shows how breathtaking innovations in fields such as biotechnology, computing, robotics, medicine, energy development and space technology are catapulting global society into a new era of abundance and prosperity. As the third millennium begins, technological breakthroughs provide... Read more
Transaction Introduction, Preface, Acknowledgments, Prologue: Creating the Human Future, 1. Dominionization: Humanity Ventures Forth and Learns Nature's Ways, 2. Biogenesis: Creating the Prototype for the Next Human Being, 3. Cybergenesis: Of Men and the Smart Machine, 4. Species Coalescence, 5. Vitalizing the Universe: In the Heavens as It Is on Earth, 6. The Expansionary Vision of Human Development, 7. The Creation of the Humaniverse, 8. The Battle for the Future, Epilogue: At the Threshold of the Expansionary Age, Appendix: Related Web Sites, Notes, Index

Biography

Michael G. Zey