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The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Psychology of Luck
Contemporary Sociology, 2019The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Psychology of Luck, edited by Ian Church and Robert Hartman, is a compendium of recent research into what luck is and how to think about the moral and epistemic implications of luck. The book is composed of 39
Ian M. Church, R. J. Hartman
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Randomness, serendipity, and luck in petroleum exploration
, 2020Petroleum explorers commonly acknowledge the contribution of luck in exploration outcomes. Our survey of 237 current industry practitioners revealed that 90% of them believe that luck affects the outcome of exploration projects.
A. Milkov, W. Navidi
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Synthese, 2010
Recent work on the nature of luck widely endorses the thesis that an event is good or bad luck for an individual only if it is significant for that individual. In this paper, I explore this thesis, showing that it raises questions about interests, well-being, and the philosophical uses of luck. In Sect.
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Recent work on the nature of luck widely endorses the thesis that an event is good or bad luck for an individual only if it is significant for that individual. In this paper, I explore this thesis, showing that it raises questions about interests, well-being, and the philosophical uses of luck. In Sect.
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1963
IN THE PAST CENTURY there have been numerous philosophic or semiphilosophic essays concerning surgery. Not infrequently, the role of chance or luck is discussed and reference is usually made to Nikolaus Pirogoff's Luck in Surgery , or more occasionally, Gluck in Chirurgie . A more exact reference is seldom, if ever, given.
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IN THE PAST CENTURY there have been numerous philosophic or semiphilosophic essays concerning surgery. Not infrequently, the role of chance or luck is discussed and reference is usually made to Nikolaus Pirogoff's Luck in Surgery , or more occasionally, Gluck in Chirurgie . A more exact reference is seldom, if ever, given.
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Biometrics, 1976
Summary This paper suggests that the Lorenz curve methods of the social sciences will have value in conservation problems related to the equitable use of natural resources. The discussion is motivated by an example of creel census data for the lower Current River. Details of needed changes to handle the integer nature of this application are provided.
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Summary This paper suggests that the Lorenz curve methods of the social sciences will have value in conservation problems related to the equitable use of natural resources. The discussion is motivated by an example of creel census data for the lower Current River. Details of needed changes to handle the integer nature of this application are provided.
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Survey of Ophthalmology, 1976
When a patient with no distance complaints is unable to read with comfort, a shift in the cylinder axes should be among the first things considered. A simple technique for measuring the axes is described, interpretation of the measurements is discussed, and various therapeutic approaches are suggested.
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When a patient with no distance complaints is unable to read with comfort, a shift in the cylinder axes should be among the first things considered. A simple technique for measuring the axes is described, interpretation of the measurements is discussed, and various therapeutic approaches are suggested.
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Virtue Epistemology and Epistemic Luck
The Routledge Handbook of Virtue Epistemology, 2018The recent movement towards virtue-theoretic treatments of epis- temological concepts can be understood in terms of the desire to eliminate epis- temic luck.
D. Pritchard
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JAMA
In this narrative medicine essay, a physician specializing in cancer survivorship calls for equitable cancer detection and prevention for all after developing breast cancer 5 years after genetic testing had indicated she had a variant of uncertain significance.
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In this narrative medicine essay, a physician specializing in cancer survivorship calls for equitable cancer detection and prevention for all after developing breast cancer 5 years after genetic testing had indicated she had a variant of uncertain significance.
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1979
In this chapter, the author relates his experiences as Jacques assistant at the laboratory. The core of the question in those days (1948–1950) was to understand why there was an increased rate of enzyme formation upon addition of the substrate (adaptation) or a diauxic inhibition.
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In this chapter, the author relates his experiences as Jacques assistant at the laboratory. The core of the question in those days (1948–1950) was to understand why there was an increased rate of enzyme formation upon addition of the substrate (adaptation) or a diauxic inhibition.
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Medical good luck and medical bad luck
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2019AbstractEvery individual experiences good luck and bad luck. Three features characterize medical events associated with good luck or bad luck: There is no control over the event, the event occurs through chance or accident, and the event is of significant interest.
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