Introduction to Anticipation Studies
First systematic introduction to the discipline of anticipation Explains the relevance of anticipation for biology, cognitive and social sciences Improves theories and models of individual and collective human behavior and its consequences Describes the connection between the anticipatory point of view and futures studies
| Autor: | Poli, Roberto |
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| ISBN: | 9783319874562 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 275 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Springer International Publishing |
| Veröffentlicht: | 11.08.2018 |
| Schlagworte: | An Outline Map of Anticipation The Discipline of Anticipation The Modeling Relation Understanding the Future anticipatory systems future studies |
Roberto Poli (PhD Utrecht) has been awarded the first UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Systems, teaches social foresight and philosophy of science, is fellow of WAAS—World Academy of Art and Science and STIAS—Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. Poli is editor-in-chief of Axiomathes and the Handbook of Anticipation and he is the director of the master in Social Foresight. Poli has published five books, edited or co-edited more than 20 books or journal’s special issues and published about 250 scientific papers. His present work is focused on the theory of anticipatory systems, i.e. system able to take decisions according to their possible future development.