Abstract: | A significant part of this issue of Futures is given over to the following presentation by Willis Harman, and a series of responses from prominent futurists—a colloquium, if you like. Harman's paper, written prior to the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in June 1992, develops further his argument, made in Global Mind Change and other works. Harman argues that the origins of our current problems lie in the belief system supporting our economic structure. The symptoms will only be healed if our worldview changes. All six respondents find merit in Harman's paper, although not all accept his diagnosis or recommendations. |