A Creative Philosophy of Anticipation: Futures in the Gaps of the Present

This edited collection highlights the valuable ontological and creative insights gathered from anticipation studies,which orients itself to the future to recreate the present. It brings together philosophical practices for which creativity is both a fundamental area of consideration and a mode of working,and situates itself as a creative intervention in and with various thinkers,designers,artists,scientists,and poets to offer insight into ways of anticipating.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 266 pages
Publication date: 09 January 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This edited collection showcases the remarkable ontological and creative insights derived from anticipation studies, which orient themselves toward the future to recreate the present. The collected essays engage with a diverse range of writers, spanning from speculative metaphysics to poetic philosophy, ancient writing systems to the boundaries of pataphysics. The book positions itself as a creative intervention in and with various thinkers, designers, artists, scientists, and poets, offering insights into ways of anticipating. It brings together philosophical practices that prioritize creativity as a central aspect of inquiry and a mode of working, a characterization of recent Continental Philosophy that diverges from traditional futures studies thinking.

This book will appeal to scholars and researchers in the fields of futures studies, anticipation, philosophy, creative practice, and theories about creative practice, as well as the intersections between philosophy, creativity, and business.

Weight: 521g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367757359