Twenty-two extracts from the writings of authorities in a number of fields are included in this anthology intended for use in college courses concerned with the implications of trends in cybernetics, economics, resource use, transportation, communication, genetics, population, psychology, religion, oceanography, education, and space travel for future human welfare. Each extract is introduced by a Phoenix College student, who also contributes a short essay on the topic of the extract. Discussion questions are included for each selection. Most of these questions have ethical, moral or philosophical implications. (AL)