Chance

Document Type

Encyclopedia entry

Source Publication

Vocabulary for the Study of Religion

Publication Date

12-2015

First Page

222

Last Page

224

Publisher

Brill

Abstract

This entry explains that a chance is a kind of probability in the world, introduces a number of ways to understand probabilities in the world, and discusses how the existence of chances bears on the issue of determinism.

DOI

10.1163/9789004249707_vsr_COM_00000226

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 2015 Brill. All rights reserved. Access to external full text or publisher's version may require subscription.

Additional Information

ISBN of the source publication: 9789004290433

Full-text Version

Publisher’s Version

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Rowbottom, D. P. (2015). Chance. In R. A. Segal & K. von Stuckrad (Eds.), Vocabulary for the study of religion (pp. 222-224). Leiden: Brill. doi: 10.1163/9789004249707_vsr_COM_00000226

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