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[原美国《纽约时报杂志》编者按]:未来学家爱尔文·托福勒说,改变人类历史的“第一次浪潮”,是约在一万年前由于农业革新所引起;而“第二次浪潮”,则是大约三个世纪以前由工业革命而引起。在他的那本最新的著作《第三次浪潮》里,托福勒先生辩论道:当今世界工业体系在历史变迁的又一个浪潮的冲击下正在瓦解。他认为,我们时代的危机——影响西方的价值观念、政治组织、经济和家庭结构——不是一个孤立的现象,而是第三次浪潮文明的先驱,它将为较好的生活提供一个惊人的机会。这本书为这种可能性所提供的证明,从能量和通信系统,一直到金融和文化方面,并且进而暗示新的文明将给人类的个性及社会的性质带来重大的变化——孩子们将在较早的时期就被培养担负起成人的职务,工人们将探索劳动的意义,可以料到他们会向老板反唇相讥,男人和妇女将超越主观和客观的老一套的性的旧框框。这些就是下面这本书的摘录中所描述的某些变化。
[Former Editor-in-Chief, New York Times Magazine]: Futurist Irvine Tofory said that the “first wave” of changing human history was caused about about 10,000 years ago by agricultural reforms; and “ Second wave ”was caused about three centuries ago by the industrial revolution. In his latest book, The Third Wave, Mr. Tofory argues that today’s industrial system in the world is collapsing under yet another wave of historical changes. He believes that the crisis of our time - affecting Western values, political organization, economy and family structure - is not an isolated phenomenon but a pioneer of the Third Wave civilization, which will provide an astounding avenue for a better life Opportunity. The book provides proof of this possibility, from the energy and communication systems, to the financial and cultural aspects, and further to the implication that the new civilization will bring about major changes in human personality and social character - children Workers will be trained to assume adult positions at an earlier time and workers will explore the meaning of labor. It can be expected that they will retort to their employers, men and women will go beyond the old, subjective and objective stereotypes. These are some of the changes described in the excerpt from the book below.