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Roberto Poli

Poli, Roberto

Poli, Roberto

Research Professor at the University of Trento, Italy 

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Research Professor at the University of Trento, Italy 

Roberto Poli has been awarded the UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Systems (2014-2017) and has been nominated fellow of the STIAS—Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. Poli is editor-in-chief of Axiomathes (Springer), and editor of the series Categories (De Gruyter). Poli is elected President of the Nicolai Hartmann Society (2010-2014).

 

His research interests include (1) anticipatory systems, i.e. system able to take decisions according to their possible future development; (2) ontology, in both its traditional philosophical understanding and the new, computer-oriented, understanding; (3) the theory of values and the concept of person. Poli has published five books, edited or co-edited more than 20 books or journal’s special issues and published more than 150 scientific papers. Details from the website (http://www.unitn.it/biblioteca/13608/catalogo-produzione-scientifica-u-gov). Poli teaches Social Foresight, Applied Ethics, and Philosophy at the Faculty of Sociology of the University of Trento. 

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Anticipation: A New Thread for the Human and Social Sciences?   ( Transdisciplinary theory ), ( New Paradigm ), ( Social Science ), ( Knowledge, Science & Values )
 Get Full Text in PDF Abstract Anticipation is increasingly at the heart of urgent contemporary debates, from climate change to economic crisis. As societies are less confident that tradition will provide an effective guide to the future, anticipatory practices are coming to the foreground of political, organizational and personal life. Research into anticipation, however, has not kept pace with social demand for insights into these practices. The paper outlines the main contributions to...
A Note on the Difference Between Complicated and Complex Social Systems   ( Knowledge, Science & Values )
 Get Full Text in PDF Abstract The distinction between complicated and complex systems is of immense importance, yet it is often overlooked. Decision-makers commonly mistake complex systems for simply complicated ones and look for solutions without realizing that ‘learning to dance’ with a complex system is definitely different from ‘solving’ the problems arising from it. The situation becomes even worse as far as modern social systems are concerned. This article analyzes the difference...