In den letzten Jahrzehnten sind die Begriffe und Themen von Kontingenz und Zufall geradezu zu einem Modethema der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften geworden, in der Philosophie, aber auch in der Geschichtswissenschaft und in der Soziologie. Doch was genau ist unter Kontingenz oder Zufall zu verstehen? Dieser Frage widmet sich Peter Vogts Arbeit, in der erstmals in einer moglichst vollstandigen und zugleich fur zeitliche und disziplinare Grenzen offenen Weise analysiert wird, wie die Begriffe und Themen von Kontingenz und Zufall in der Begriffs- und Ideengeschichte von der Antike bis in die...
In den letzten Jahrzehnten sind die Begriffe und Themen von Kontingenz und Zufall geradezu zu einem Modethema der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften ge...
What was the end of fortuna? The contributions aim at investigating the question whether there does exist a historical link between the last and manifold blossoming of a discourse on "Fortuna" between the late 16th and the early 17th century, the final demise of such a discourse roughly after mid-17th century, and the rise of modernity.
What was the end of fortuna? The contributions aim at investigating the question whether there does exist a historical link between the last and ma...
The late 16th century and the first half of the 17th century saw a final resurgence of the concept of Fortuna. Shortly thereafter, this goddess of chance and luck, who had survived for millennia, rapidly lost her cultural and intellectual relevance. This volume explores the late heyday and subsequent erasure of Fortuna. It examines vernacular traditions and confessional differences, analyses how the iconography and semantics of Fortuna motifs transformed, and traces the rise of complementary concepts such as those of probability, risk, fate and contingency. Thus, a multidisciplinary team of...
The late 16th century and the first half of the 17th century saw a final resurgence of the concept of Fortuna. Shortly thereafter, this goddess of cha...