The Philosophy of Luck

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The Philosophy of Luck

Lee John Whittington,Duncan Pritchard

Description

This is the first volume of its kind to provide a curated collection of cutting-edge scholarship on the philosophy of luck

Offers an in-depth examination of the concept of luck, which has often been overlooked in philosophical study
Includes discussions of luck from a range of philosophical perspectives, including ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and cognitive science
Examines the role of luck in core philosophical problems, such as free will
Features work from the main philosophers writing on luck today

About the Author

Duncan Pritchard is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He works mainly in epistemology and he has written several books in this field, including Epistemological Disjunctivism (2012), The Nature and Value of Knowledge (2010), and Epistemic Luck (2005).

Lee John Whittington is a PhD Candidate in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. His research is focused on the metaphysics of luck and its relation to moral and epistemic luck.

Series

Metaphilosophy

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