Comment on Sakaiya's Book The Knowledge-Value Revolution
As a subtitle to his book The Knowledge-Value Revolution Sakaiya uses "or a History of the Future". During our seminar discussion this was mentioned as being a written in a more Eastern way such that it was a non-linear read compared to what we in the West are accustomed to. As part of this discussion it was mentioned that this sub-title was somewhat paradoxical but that the discussion that followed pointed out that "our expectations of the future can affect our present". It was also mentioned that Eastern writting can be more circular in nature as opposed to the linear Western style. In thinking about this "circular" concept and the subtilte and combining it with remembering that some Eastern religions like Buddhism view life as being circular I have to wonder if the subtitle is possibly a play on this concept.