{"product_id":"predicting-the-future-an-introduction-to-the-theory-of-forecasting-9780791435540","title":"Predicting the Future: An Introduction to the Theory of Forecasting","description":"The future obviously matters to us. It is, after all, where we'll be spending the rest of our lives. We need some degree of foresight if we are to make effective plans for managing our affairs. Much that we would like to know in advance cannot be predicted. But a vast amount of successful prediction is nonetheless possible, especially in the context of applied sciences such as medicine, meteorology, and engineering. This book examines our prospects for finding out about the future in advance. It addresses questions such as why prediction is possible in some areas and not others; what sorts of methods and resources make successful prediction possible; and what obstacles limit the predictive venture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicholas Rescher develops a general theory of prediction that encompasses its fundamental principles, methodology, and practice and gives an overview of its promises and problems. Predicting the Future considers the anthropological and historical background of the predictive enterprise. It also examines the conceptual, epistemic, and ontological principles that set the stage for predictive efforts. In short, Rescher explores the basic features of the predictive situation and considers their broader implications in science, in philosophy, and in the management of our daily affairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Rescher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 5.95w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791435540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Rescher\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of more than sixty books, including \u003ci\u003eDialectics: A Controversy-Oriented Approach to the Theory of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProcess Metaphysics: An Introduction to Process Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by SUNY Press. For more than three decades he has been editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Philosophical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40389492965491,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":60.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_44dcf9f5-d134-4bef-8fe6-a1c5055b46c6.jpg?v=1661608575","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/predicting-the-future-an-introduction-to-the-theory-of-forecasting-9780791435540","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}