Towards a Hybrid Account of Luck

Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 101 (2):240-255 (2020)
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Abstract

The concept of luck is important in various areas of philosophy. In this paper I argue that two prominent accounts of luck, the modal and the probabilistic account of luck, need to be combined to accommodate the various ways in which luck comes in degrees. I briefly sketch such a hybrid account of luck, distinguish it from two similar accounts recently proposed, and consider some objections.

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Job Arent Maria de Grefte
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