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Critical Terms in Futures Studies. ed. / Heike Paul. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. p. 53-59.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Contingency
AU - Knöbl, Wolfgang
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Sociology
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f539a5a4-888f-372f-a0d3-14dbf8cdc71a/
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-28987-4_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-28987-4_9
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85089054140
SN - 9783030289867
SP - 53
EP - 59
BT - Critical Terms in Futures Studies
A2 - Paul, Heike
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
CY - Cham
ER -