The Future and Its Enemies
Encyclopedia
The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress is a 1998 book by Virginia Postrel
where she describes the growing conflict in post-Cold War
society between "dynamism
" — marked by constant change, creativity and exploration in the pursuit of progress — and "stasis
m", where that progress is marked by careful and cautious planning. Postrel endorses the former, illustrates the differences between the two sides, and argues that dynamism should be embraced rather than feared.
wrote a positive review for the Future of Freedom Foundation
in May 1999. He remarked,
Dr. Edward Younkins, a professor at Wheeling Jesuit University
, wrote for the journal Free Life praising the book as a "brilliant, bold, and compelling new work". He also referred to it as "a must-read for anyone interested in commerce, technology, public policy, and the search for truth in a dynamic world."
Virginia Postrel
Virginia I. Postrel is an American political and cultural writer of broadly libertarian, or classical liberal, views. She is best known for her two non-fiction books, The Future and Its Enemies and The Substance of Style...
where she describes the growing conflict in post-Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
society between "dynamism
Dynamism
Dynamism is a concept that has several meanings.*Dynamism , a cosmological explanation of the material world in the vein of process philosophy.*Dynamism , a Japanese retailer specializing in exports....
" — marked by constant change, creativity and exploration in the pursuit of progress — and "stasis
Stasis
The term stasis may refer to* A state of stability, in which all forces are equal and opposing, therefore they cancel out each other....
m", where that progress is marked by careful and cautious planning. Postrel endorses the former, illustrates the differences between the two sides, and argues that dynamism should be embraced rather than feared.
Reviews
Richard EbelingRichard Ebeling
Richard M. Ebeling is an American libertarian author, and was president of the Foundation for Economic Education from 2003 to 2008....
wrote a positive review for the Future of Freedom Foundation
Future of Freedom Foundation
The Future of Freedom Foundation is a nonprofit libertarian advocacy group based in Fairfax, Virginia. It was founded by libertarian author and former defense attorney Jacob G...
in May 1999. He remarked,
Dr. Edward Younkins, a professor at Wheeling Jesuit University
Wheeling Jesuit University
Wheeling Jesuit University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, it was founded as Wheeling College in 1954 by the Society of Jesus . Today, Wheeling Jesuit University is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of...
, wrote for the journal Free Life praising the book as a "brilliant, bold, and compelling new work". He also referred to it as "a must-read for anyone interested in commerce, technology, public policy, and the search for truth in a dynamic world."
External links
- The Future and Its Enemies at Virginia Postrel's website, Dynamist.com
- Booknotes interview with Postrel on Future and Its Enemies, February 14, 1999.
- http://www.pbs.org/newshour/gergen/february99/gergen_2-1.html