Steps toward an explicit ontology of the future

Journal of Futures Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-78

  Poli, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Causal layered analysis; Disposition; Facta; Futura; Latent; Levels of reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856831481     PISSN: 10276084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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