Figures of Chance II: Chance in Theory and Practice

By: Anne Duprat and Alison James and Martyn Back

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Synopsis: Figures of Chance II: Chance in Theory and Practice proposes a multidisciplinary analysis of cultural phenomena related to notions of chance and contingency. Alongside its transhistorical companion volume (Figures of Chance I), it considers how the projective and predictive capacity of societies is shaped by representations and cultural models of a reality that is understood, by varying degrees, to be contingent, unpredictable, or chaotic. This volume reevaluates the role played by figurative representations of chance in contemporary discourses about chance and contingency. Written by seven interdisciplinary teams, and encompassing philosophy, literature, history of science, sociology, mathematics, cognitive science, information science, and art history, this text puts scientific conceptions of chance into dialogue with their contemporary literary and artistic representations. It thus brings out the central role played by art in the human perception of chance, and in our methods for projecting the future, in order to better understand contemporary human attitudes in the face of risk.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 408 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040021743
Related ISBNs:: 9781003329060, 9781040021736, 9781032358659
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/25/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Anne Duprat and Alison James
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Anne Duprat
Edited by:: Alison James