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What is the Future of Futurology?
Author(s) -
Black Alan W.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1974.tb00534.x
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , project commissioning , publishing , engineering ethics , sociology , political science , management science , epistemology , engineering , law , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics
After seeking explanations for the recent growth of futurology, this paper outlines some of the major issues which need to be resolved in answering the question ‘Can the sociologist predict the future?’ Then various pitfalls confronting the futurologist are examined. Directions are suggested for further developments in this field.