| Author: | Anders Engberg-Pedersen | ISBN: | 9780674425439 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anders Engberg-Pedersen |
| ISBN: | 9780674425439 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Anders Engberg-Pedersen shows how the Napoleonic Wars inspired a new discourse on knowledge in the West. Soldiers returning from battle were forced to reconsider what it is possible to know and how decisions are made in a fog of imperfect knowledge. Chance no longer appeared exceptional but normative—a prism for understanding the modern world.
Anders Engberg-Pedersen shows how the Napoleonic Wars inspired a new discourse on knowledge in the West. Soldiers returning from battle were forced to reconsider what it is possible to know and how decisions are made in a fog of imperfect knowledge. Chance no longer appeared exceptional but normative—a prism for understanding the modern world.
