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Charles horton Cooley and the futuristic vision

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Charles Cooley, on the eastern edge of the Chicago School, did not contribute directly to the literature of the future. Nonetheless, his basic concepts are guideposts to the social implications of futuristic technology, in this study, limned by Arthur C. Clarke. The question remains, however, whether Cooley's naturalistic bias can adequately address the moral dimensions of the envisioned future.

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  1. Department of Speech — Communication, University of Minnesota, 317 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant Street, S.E., 55455, Minneapolis, MN

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Fackler, M. Charles horton Cooley and the futuristic vision. Qual Sociol 5, 182–198 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01003528

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