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