Measuring and Classifying Levels of Futures -

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by Alexandre Costa-Leite¹
¹ University of Brasília (Brasília, Brazil)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29202/phil-cosm/31/2
Received: 28 February 2023 / Accepted: 19 March 2023 / Published: 15 October 2023

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Abstract

This is a paper dealing with methodological and foundational issues in the realm of Futures Studies. It provides possible metrics for the temporal coordinate in the cone of plausibility. As a consequence, some adaptable scales to classify levels of future with respect to a certain time interval relevant to measure the future of humanity are suggested.

Keywords: cones of plausibility; levels of future; flexible cosmological decades (cosmological s-years); scale; methodological and foundational issues in futures studies

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Costa-Leite, Alexandre (2023) Measuring and Classifying Levels of Futures. Philosophy and Cosmology, Volume 31, 13-20. https://doi.org/10.29202/phil-cosm/31/2

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