The Anthropology of the Future

by Rebecca Bryant and Daniel M. Knight

Book Overview

Study of the future is an important new field in anthropology. Building on a philosophical tradition running from Aristotle through Heidegger to Schatzki, this book presents the concept of 'orientations' as a way to study everyday life. It analyses six main orientations - anticipation, expectation, speculation, potentiality, hope, and destiny - which represent different ways in which the future may affect our present. While orientations entail planning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108434371
• ISBN13: 9781108434379
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.9" x 9.0"