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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.

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Author:   Anne Duprat ,  Alison James
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.910kg
ISBN:  

9781032358659

ISBN 10:   1032358653
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   31 July 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction By Anne Duprat, with Alison James Chapter 1. Chance, causality, temporality Edited by Anne Duprat With Mark Currie, Elie During and Sophie Vlacos With a counterpoint by Philippe Carrard Chapter 2. Chance and complexity in narrative Edited by John Pier With Demian Battaglia, Marina Grishakova, Maria Poulaki and Richard Walsh Chapter 3. Chance in philosophy and science: Beyond ontologies and theologies Edited by Divya Dwivedi With Michel Bitbol, Zeynep Direk and Maël Montévil Chapter 4. Doing the right thing: Moral luck and ethical challenges Edited by Enrica Zanin With Barbara Carnevali, Anthony Mangeon and Matthias Roick With a counterpoint by Christian Walter Chapter 5. Creativity and contingency: Provoking chance across the arts Edited by Karin Kukkonen With Ros Ballaster, Guillaume Dumas, Henry Keazor, Juliane Vogel and Michael Wheeler Chapter 6. Chance in games Olivier Caïra With a counterpoint by Sophie Chevalier Chapter 7. Chance and language Edited by Valentina Bisconti With Francesco La Mantia and Raffaele Simone

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Anne Duprat is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Picardy Jules Verne and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France. As Principal Investigator on the ALEA project supported by the French National Research Agency (ANR), she edited and coordinated the two volumes of Figures of Chance. Alison James is Professor of French Literature and Chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago. She co-edited the second volume of Figures of Chance and helped prepare the English version of the first volume.

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