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Paperback The Anthropology of the Future Book

ISBN: 1108434371

ISBN13: 9781108434379

The Anthropology of the Future

(Part of the New Departures in Anthropology Series)

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Study of the future is an important new field in anthropology. Building on a philosophical tradition running from Aristotle through Heidegger to Schatzki, this book presents the concept of 'orientations' as a way to study everyday life. It analyses six main orientations - anticipation, expectation, speculation, potentiality, hope, and destiny - which represent different ways in which the future may affect our present. While orientations entail planning...

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