{"title":"Ensaios E Reflexões Sociais","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"what-kind-of-future-will-our-children-inherit","title":"What Kind of Future Will Our Children Inherit?","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaking the world a better place is not simply about the glass being half full or half empty;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit is both at the same time. With the complexity of global trends comes major challenges,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand one cannot say that one perception is correct and the other incorrect. It is much more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomplicated than that. We have an emergence of those who see the future as promising and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperhaps even more harmonious than we have ever imagined, as well as those who believe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat we are declining and ruining ourselves. A number of institutions, groups, governments,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand individuals have taken these challenges to humanity seriously-have \"seen the light\"-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand are trying to do something about the future state of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes two sides to the future our children stand to inherit: the glass half full\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the glass half empty of what has been the trajectory of the world, it seems, since the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeginning of human history. The arc of human progress has at times taken major leaps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eforward; at other times it appears to have lain dormant, only to burst forth with a new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenergy at a later time. In this collection of writings, we have attempted to show both sides\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the picture because to do otherwise would leave this endeavor incomplete. Depicting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eonly the negative would lead one to think that there is nothing positive moving us forward;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edepicting only the positive would suggest that we have no further work to do.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Humboldt State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52634349928815,"sku":"9781947112513","price":117.98,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/1947112511.jpg?v=1770150412"}],"url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/collections\/ensaios-e-reflexoes-sociais.oembed","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}