The Future (Verso Futures)

The Future (Verso Futures)

by Marc Augé (Author), Marc Augé (Author)

Synopsis

For Marc Auge, the prevailing idea of "the Future" rests on our fears of the present. It is to the future that we look for redemption and progress; but it's also where we project our personal and apocalyptic fears. By questioning notions of certainty, truth, and totality, Auge finds ways to separate the future from our eternal, terrified present and develops a way of thinking about the future that is liberated from constricted concepts of time.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 03 Feb 2015

ISBN 10: 1781685665
ISBN 13: 9781781685662

Media Reviews
Praise for Marc AugE's Non-Places Unsettling, elegantly written and illuminating: essential reading. --PD Smith, Guardian A timely and original book. --Patrick Wright Auge's concerns are subtle and convincing in their selection. - Full Stop
Author Bio
Marc Auge is Director of Studies at the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales in Paris.