Contingency

Wolfgang Knöbl

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-28987-4_9

Contingency

Wolfgang Knöbl^*

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The chapter shows that the concept of contingency which has a long history dating back to ancient times has always played an important role particularly in times of rapid and fundamental cultural change when scholars feel that highly rationalist interpretations tend to misrepresent social reality and when insecurities with respect to the future seem to gain ground. This will be demonstrated by a brief analysis of research fields as different as sociology, history and aesthetic theory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Critical Terms in Futures Studies
Editors	Heike Paul
Number of pages	7
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date	01.01.2019
Pages	53-59
ISBN (Print)	9783030289867
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030289874
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28987-4_9
Publication status	Published - 01.01.2019

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Sociology

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