HORIZONS OF THE FUTUREHORIZONS OF THE FUTUREThe New Economy and the Change of Civilization

MICHEL SALOFF-COSTE AND CARINE DARTIGUEPEYROU

IntroductionIntroduction

• This book describes our projections about the world in terms of science, technology and the economy of the future.

• It is a collection of original poetry, paintings, quotations and text, composed with our own four hands.

• It contains 10 tenants to better understand and dream up the future.

The Infinite EconomyThe Infinite Economy

• The limitless multiplication of consumer goods allows the development of an infinite economy.

• The entire monetary supply can swell without creating inflation.

• This idea challenges the traditional equilibrium of the classical economy and demands a new world economic organization.

The Human RobotThe Human Robot

• The field of robotics is capable of developing itself and inserting itself into our daily lives.

• Robots have different human characteristics, which allow them to very easily creep into all aspects of life.

• Robots will teach humans how to be human.

The Ethic of AlterityThe Ethic of Alterity

• The analysis through a new international context of emerging technological and communication trends actually creates a new ethic.

• The concept of « alterity » or « otherness » is at the heart of this ethic.

• Alterity is at once the principal solution and the principal problem of the future.

Barbaric ModernismBarbaric Modernism

• Modernism has become an outdated and obsolete concept.

• Today, the concepts of modernism seem barbaric in comparison to post-modernism.

• The new tendencies that are currently replacing modernism consist of a patchwork of new representational and temporal systems.

Intelligent MaterialsIntelligent Materials

• Physical materials are becoming more and more intelligent and integral in even the smallest of informational functions.

• Intelligent materials transform our daily lives and create an interconnectedness with all the minds and spirits of the planet.

• With this connection, one’s spirit comes to life as it transforms itself in terms of intelligence.

Spiritual RealitySpiritual Reality

• The new epistemology creates a rupture in the line between object and subject.

• Quantum physics shows us a reality which, beyond simple matter and energy, constitutes a network of intelligent and systematic information.

• According to this vision, the dimension of meaning registers in our very hearts the intimacy we share with matter.

The Future of HistoryThe Future of History

• History has no future, but does the future have a history?

• Why does the future hold so much importance for us today?

• Why has history become a “historical concept?”

The Ecology of The Ecology of the Dark Sidethe Dark Side

• The greatest world ecological problems confront us through our own participation in destruction.

• To build a sustainable economy means the integration of our own dark side.

• This dark side is made of all the taboos that constitute our blind spots.

Nonsense ArtNonsense Art

• Art has stopped working through representation.

• It works instead through the representation of representation.

• Beyond the abyss of representation, art explores chaos so that it can recreate meaning: this is its function and reason for being.

The End of DeathThe End of Death

• For humans it is perhaps already too late to die.

• It is likely that before we die out, scientific developments will make eternal life possible.

• The end of death shows us the absurdity of having no limitations.

ConclusionConclusion

• Horizons of the Future is a passionate book, written by passionate people.

• We must remain optimistic about what is to come.

• The future is still open to amazing possibilities, but it is yet to be built and it depends on each one of us.

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