Accident
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"Since the epiphenomenon is often equated with the accident, pataphysics will be above all the science of the particular, even though it is said that science deals only with the general." --Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician (1911) by Alfred Jarry "The phrase "accident as unworthy of determining our fate" (Zufall unwürdig für unser Schicksal) in Freud's "Leonardo da Vinci, A Memory of His Childhood" (1910) is somewhat central to Richard Rorty's Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity (1989)."--Sholem Stein |
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An accident is a detrimental event that occurs unexpectedly and unintentionally. Physical examples include unintended collisions or falls, being injured by touching something sharp, hot, or electric, or ingesting poison. Non-physical examples are unintentionally revealing a secret or otherwise saying something incorrectly, forgetting an appointment, etc.
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Freak accident
An incident, especially one that is harmful, occurring under highly unusual and unlikely circumstances.
The informal term "freak accident" may refer to an unfortunate event that may seem exceedingly unlikely to happen by chance. This term may be used to imply doubts about whether the event actually was an accident. An example of a freak accident is the death of Isadora Duncan who died of accidental strangulation and broken neck when one of the long scarves she was known for caught on the wheel of a car in which she was a passenger.
Etymology
Latin accidēns, present active participle of accidō (“happen”); from ad (“to”) + cadō (“fall”). See cadence, case.
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See also
- Accidentalism
- Bad luck
- Crash
- The integral accident
- Divine accident
- "The Art of the Accident: Paul Virilio and Accelerated Modernity", a text by Steve Redhead
- List of unusual deaths
- Unnatural death
- Disaster
- Injury
- Safety
- Traffic collision