Defining the Future: Concepts and Definitions as Linguistic Fundamentals of Foresight
Defining the Future: Concepts and Definitions as Linguistic Fundamentals of Foresight
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定义未来：作为远见的语言基础的概念和定义
DOI：
10.1007/978-1-4614-5215-7_2
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发表时间：
2013
影响因子：
16.4
通讯作者：
Ruud van der Helm
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作者：
Ruud van der Helm
未来是通过语言探索和创造的。术语、概念和定义构成了远见的基本要素，导致推论、猜想、叙述和故事。许多期货方法都依赖于特定的行话，其中一些甚至已经注册了商标。尽管并不总是得到充分认识，但语言作为远见工具的重要性怎么强调也不为过。或者，用理查德·斯劳特（Richard Slaughter，1996）在介绍他的高级未来术语表时的话来说：“众所周知，概念和词语是思想和想法的载体。但不太为人所知的是，未来研究的语言本身就是一种丰富而强大的符号资源，它开辟了理解和可能性的新世界”。
The future is explored and created through language. Terminology, concepts and definitions form fundamental ingredients for foresight, leading into inferences, conjectures, narratives and stories. Many futures methods rely on a specific lingo, some of which has even been trademarked. Although not always duly recognised, the importance of language as an instrument for foresight cannot be overstated. Or, in the words of Richard Slaughter (1996), introducing his Advanced Futures Glossary: “It’s well known that concepts and words are bearers of thoughts and ideas. What’s less well known is that the language of Futures Studies is a rich and powerful symbolic resource in its own right that opens up new worlds of understanding and possibility”.