Introduction to Anticipation Studies

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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

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Roberto Poli (PhD Utrecht) has been awarded the first UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Systems, teaches social foresight and philosophy of science, is fellow of WAASWorld Academy of Art and Science and STIASStellenbosch 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 journals 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.

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