The 21st Century Singularity and Global Futures : A Big History Perspective
2020 ed.
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
World-Systems Evolution and Global Futures
ISBN-10
3030337294
ISBN-13
9783030337292
Edition
2020 ed.
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 4th, 2020
Print length
620 Pages
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Cybernetics & systems theoryCybernetics and systems theoryHistoriographyGeneral & world historyPhilosophySociety and culture: generalSociety & culture: generalHistoriographyGeneral and world historyEvolutionEvolution / Evolutionary biologyPhilosophyHistory of engineering & technologyHistory of engineering and technology
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The fourth part presents philosophical perspectives on the potential deeper meaning and implications of the trend towards singularity, while the fifth and last part discusses the implications of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
This book introduces a ''Big History'' perspective to understand the acceleration of social, technological and economic trends towards a near-term singularity, marking a radical turning point in the evolution of our planet. It traces the emergence of accelerating innovation rates through global history and highlights major historical transformations throughout the evolution of life, humans, and civilization. The authors pursue an interdisciplinary approach, also drawing on concepts from physics and evolutionary biology, to offer potential models of the underlying mechanisms driving this acceleration, along with potential clues on how it might progress.
The contributions gathered here are divided into five parts, the first of which studies historical mega-trends in relation to a variety of aspects including technology, population, energy, and information. The second part is dedicated to a variety of models that can help understand the potential mechanisms, and support extrapolation. In turn, the third part explores various potential future scenarios, along with the paths and decisions that are required. The fourth part presents philosophical perspectives on the potential deeper meaning and implications of the trend towards singularity, while the fifth and last part discusses the implications of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Given its scope, the book will appeal to scholars from various disciplines interested in historical trends, technological change and evolutionary processes. Get The 21st Century Singularity and Global Futures by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Springer Nature Switzerland AG and it has pages.
