The Discovery of the Future by H. G. Wells
"The Discovery of the Future" by H. G. Wells is a philosophical lecture delivered in 1902 that challenges how humanity thinks about time and knowledge. Wells distinguishes between minds oriented toward the past and those focused on the future, arguing that scientific methods make the future knowable in ways previously unimagined. He explores how large-scale patterns in human behavior can be predicted, though individual destinies remain mysterious, and contemplates humanity's ultimate fate
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| Author | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 |
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| LoC No. | tmp96025790 |
| Title | The Discovery of the Future |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discovery_of_the_Future |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Charlene Taylor, Fred Salzer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (archive.org/details/americana) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BD: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Speculative Philosophy, General Philosophical works |
| Subject | History -- Philosophy |
| Subject | Time |
| Subject | Civilization -- Philosophy |
| Subject | Forecasting |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 44867 |
| Release Date | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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