Darkness and Scattered Light: Four Talks on the Future
| Title | Darkness and Scattered Light: Four Talks on the Future |
| Year for Search | 1978 |
| Authors | Thompson, William Irwin(b. 1938) |
| Date Published | 1978 |
| Publisher | Anchor Books |
| Place Published | Garden City, NY |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Future speculation by the founder of the Lindisfarne Community, in Southampton, NY, which was established in 1973. Although much of the text uses the language of the New Age and is vague about the eutopia to be produced, he suggests what he calls "The Metaindustrial Village" that will involve both agricultural and industrial work and be connected to the world through computer technology. |
| Additional Publishers | Parts of the first two chapters were originally published as "Beyond Civilization: Auguries of Planetization." Quest/77 1.2 (May/June 1977):69-72, 74, 92-93; and "Auguries of Planetization: Braving a New World." Quest/77 1.3 (July/August 1977): 55-60, 94-95. |
| Info Notes | The original talks were given in October 1976 in New York City. |
| Holding Institutions | TxU |
| Author Note | (b. 1938) |
| Full Text | 1978 Thompson, William Irwin (b. 1938). Darkness and Scattered Light: Four Talks on the Future. Garden City, NY: Anchor Books. Parts of the first two chapters were originally published as “Beyond Civilization: Auguries of Planetization.” Quest/77 1.2 (May/June 1977):69-72, 74, 92-93; and “Auguries of Planetization: Braving a New World.” Quest/77 1.3 (July/August 1977): 55-60, 94-95. The original talks were given in October 1976 in New York City. TxU Future speculation by the founder of the Lindisfarne Community, in Southampton, NY, which was established in 1973. Although much of the text uses the language of the New Age and is vague about the eutopia to be produced, he suggests what he calls “The Metaindustrial Village” that will involve both agricultural and industrial work and be connected to the world through computer technology. |
