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

This edited collection explores the insights gained from anticipation studies, which focus on recreating the present by looking to the future. It brings together philosophical practices that consider creativity as a fundamental area of inquiry and a mode of working, and situates itself as a creative intervention in and with various thinkers, designers, artists, scientists, and poets. The book is of interest to scholars and researchers in futures studies, anticipation, philosophy, creative practice, and the intersections between philosophy, creativity, and business.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 266 pages
\n Publication date: 26 April 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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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.

\n Weight: 562g\n
Dimension: 161 x 241 x 22 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367234560\n \n