Open AccessCategories of necessity and chance in philosophy, science, and social cognition
Author(s) -
Y. V Inozemtseva
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
izvestiâ mgtu "mami"
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2949-1428
pISSN - 2074-0530
DOI - 10.17816/2074-0530-67446
Subject(s) - relation (database) , epistemology , cognition , sociology , philosophy of science , social cognition , psychology , cognitive science , philosophy , computer science , database , neuroscience
The article examines the two paradigms of understanding of relation of necessity and fortuity categories: Democritus, where the need dominates over accident, and Epicurus, where the primacy belongs to fortuity. The article considers application of these paradigms in science and social cognition.