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Jacques Derrida (1995) argues that a future that is not monstrous would not be a future but a predictable tomorrow; all real innovations have something scary or ‘monstrous’ about them. Futurology is a dangerous business for various reasons. This final chapter claims to do no more than highlight some issues foundations may face in the coming decades.
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Leat, D. (2016). The Future Is Monstrous?. In: Philanthropic Foundations, Public Good and Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48289-1_12
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