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Introduction to Anticipation Studies /

This book presents the theory of anticipation, and establishes anticipation of the future as a legitimate topic of research. It examines anticipatory behavior, i.e. a behavior that uses the future in its actual decisional process. The book shows that anticipation violates neither the ontological ord...

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Main Authors: Poli, Roberto
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Anticipation Science, 1
Subjects:
Philosophy
Ontology
Philosophy and social sciences
Personality
Social psychology
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Personality and Social Psychology
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63023-6
Summary: This book presents the theory of anticipation, and establishes anticipation of the future as a legitimate topic of research. It examines anticipatory behavior, i.e. a behavior that uses the future in its actual decisional process. The book shows that anticipation violates neither the ontological order of time nor causation. It explores the question of how different kinds of systems anticipate, and examines the risks and uses of such anticipatory practices. The book first summarizes the research on anticipation conducted within a range of different disciplines, and describes the connection be
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (X, 275 pages): illustrations.
ISBN: 9783319630236
Index Number: B63
CLC: C02
Contents: Chapter 1. An Outline Map of Anticipation -- Chapter 2. Understanding the Future -- Chapter 3 Wholes -- Chapter 4 Time -- Chapter 5. Emergence -- Chapter 6. Systems -- Chapter 7. Complexity -- Chapter 8. The Modeling Relation -- Chapter 9. The Discipline of Anticipation.

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