POLS 371 - Global Futures

Institution:

University of Hawaii-West Oahu

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Description:

This course tries to make sense of the multiple crises afflicting industrial society, e.g.: endemic warfare; terrorism; permanent damage to the biosphere; starvation; over-consumption; and the disintegration of family and community life. The following questions are considered: What is the connection between crisis and transformation? How was the world view that sustains our life created? How do world views come and go? The course surveys the creative cutting edge of several disciplines from cultural history to psychology and the natural sciences, clarifying signs of radical transformation. What is the role of the individual in envisioning a future society?

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

westoahu.hawaii.edu

Phone Number:

(808) 689-2800

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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