Accident : a philosophical and literary history /: a philosophical and literary history. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ross Hamilton.
• Other Names: Hamilton, Ross, 1964-
• Contents: Introduction: The shock of experience -- Accidental origins : defining accidental qualities and events -- Divine substance : assimilation of accident within Christian theology -- Skeptical accidents : secularization of accident during the Reformation -- Accidental experience : radical enlightenment and the science of accident -- Novel accidents : self-determining accidents in print culture -- The textual self : opportunity and emotion in the creation of the individual -- The accidental sublime : returning substance to accidental events -- Altered states : the macroscopic impact of accidental qualities -- The form of accident : the boundaries of perception -- Envisioning accident : searching for substance in an accidental world -- Conclusion: Pattern recognition.
• Publisher Details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages)
• Subjects: 111.1; Accidents (Philosophy); Substance (Philosophy)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226817590
• Related ISBNs: 9780226314846; 9780226821047
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