The new science of possibility

Editorial for special issue. What is possible? Does the future really contain multiple alternative possibilities, or is everything determined in advance and inevitable? Where do possibilities come from? And how is human life shaped by both the awareness of possibilities, and the process of adapting...

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Main Authors: Ross, Wendy, Glăveanu, Vlad, Baumeister, Roy F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2023
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8878/3/templeton_editorial_blinded.pdf
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Summary:Editorial for special issue. What is possible? Does the future really contain multiple alternative possibilities, or is everything determined in advance and inevitable? Where do possibilities come from? And how is human life shaped by both the awareness of possibilities, and the process of adapting to situations defined by multiple alternatives? This journal, Possibility Studies and Society, was designed to explore these and related questions.