Acceleration: the forces driving human progress/
Ronald G. Havelock
- 1st.ed
- New York: Prometheus Books, 2011.
- 363 p.
The fact of human progress -- The idea of progress -- Measuring progress in human terms -- The case for progress -- The six forces -- Animal learning : forward function force #1 -- Externalizing learning : forward function #2 -- Social connections : forward function #3 -- Knowledge platforms : forward function force #4 -- Scientific problem solving : forward function force #5 -- Modern global diffusion : forward function force #6 -- Where forces are taking us -- The emergence of ethical humanity -- Fears for the future -- What will the future bring? What will be and what ought to be.