Chance, Luck and Destiny
Author | : Peter Dickinson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Chance |
ISBN | : 9780140471052 |
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Author | : Peter Dickinson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Chance |
ISBN | : 9780140471052 |
Author | : Peter Dickinson |
Publisher | : Orion |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Chance |
ISBN | : 9780575018655 |
Author | : Nicholas Rescher |
Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Pre |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2001-03-15 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0822972271 |
Luck touches us all. "Why me?" we complain when things go wrong—though seldom when things go right. But although luck has a firm hold on all our lives, we seldom reflect on it in a cogent, concerted way. In Luck, one of our most eminent philosophers offers a realistic view of the nature and operation of luck to help us come to sensible terms with life in a chaotic world. Differentiating luck from fate (inexorable destiny) and fortune (mere chance), Nicholas Rescher weaves a colorful tapestry of historical examples, from the use of lots in the Old and New Testaments to Thomas Gataker’s treatise of 1619 on the great English lottery of 1612, from casino gambling to playing the stock market. Because we are creatures of limited knowledge who do and must make decisions in the light of incomplete information, Rescher argues, we are inevitably at the mercy of luck. It behooves us to learn more about it.
Author | : Ed Smith |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2013-04-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1408830604 |
For aspiring cricketer Ed Smith, luck was for other people. Ed believed that the successful cricketer made his own luck by an application of will power, elimination of error, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. But when a freak accident at the crease at Lords prematurely ended Ed Smith's international cricketing career, it changed everything - and prompted him to look anew at his own life through the prism of luck.Tracing the history of the concepts of luck and fortune, destiny and fate, from the ancient Greeks to the present day - in religion, in banking, in politics - Ed Smith argues that the question of luck versus skill is as pertinent today as it ever has been. He challenges us to think again about privilege and opportunity, to re-examine the question of innate ability and of gifts and talents accidentally conferred at birth. Weaving in his personal stories - notably the chance meeting of a beautiful stranger who would become his wife on a train he seemed fated to miss - he puts to us the idea that in life, luck cannot be underestimated: without any means of explaining our differing lots in life, the world without luck is one in which you deserve every ill that befalls you, where envy dominates and averageness is the stifling ideal. Embracing luck leads us to a fresh reappraisal of the nature of success, opportunity and fairness.
Author | : Robert H. Frank |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 2017-09-26 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0691178305 |
From New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, a compelling book that explains why the rich underestimate the importance of luck in their success, why that hurts everyone, and what we can do about it How important is luck in economic success? No question more reliably divides conservatives from liberals. As conservatives correctly observe, people who amass great fortunes are almost always talented and hardworking. But liberals are also correct to note that countless others have those same qualities yet never earn much. In recent years, social scientists have discovered that chance plays a much larger role in important life outcomes than most people imagine. In Success and Luck, bestselling author and New York Times economics columnist Robert Frank explores the surprising implications of those findings to show why the rich underestimate the importance of luck in success—and why that hurts everyone, even the wealthy. Frank describes how, in a world increasingly dominated by winner-take-all markets, chance opportunities and trivial initial advantages often translate into much larger ones—and enormous income differences—over time; how false beliefs about luck persist, despite compelling evidence against them; and how myths about personal success and luck shape individual and political choices in harmful ways. But, Frank argues, we could decrease the inequality driven by sheer luck by adopting simple, unintrusive policies that would free up trillions of dollars each year—more than enough to fix our crumbling infrastructure, expand healthcare coverage, fight global warming, and reduce poverty, all without requiring painful sacrifices from anyone. If this sounds implausible, you'll be surprised to discover that the solution requires only a few, noncontroversial steps. Compellingly readable, Success and Luck shows how a more accurate understanding of the role of chance in life could lead to better, richer, and fairer economies and societies.
Author | : Spyros G. Makridakis |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2009-05-01 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 178074014X |
A gripping tale of how even experts misread the role of chance - from the stock market to doctors' surgeries - "Dance With Chance" argues that we all fall foul of the 'The Illusion of Control', meaning that we underestimate the role of luck in our lives. The authors argue that by understanding how uncertainty operates, we can make palpable improvements to our health, wealth, happiness and careers.
Author | : Richard a Proctor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2019-06-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781074797683 |
PREFACE.The false ideas prevalent among all classes of the community, cultured as well asuncultured, respecting chance and luck, illustrate the truth that common consent (inmatters outside the influence of authority) argues almost of necessity error. This, by the way, might be proved by the method of probabilities. For if, in any questionof di-culty, the chance that an average mind will miss the correct opinion is butone-half-and this is much underrating the chance of error-the probability that thelarger proportion of a community numbering many millions will judge rightly on anysuch question is but as one in many millions of millions of millions. (Those who aretoo ready to appeal to the argument from common consent, and on the strength ofit sometimes to denounce or even afflict their fellow men, should take this fact-forit is fact, not opinion-very thoughtfully to heart.
Author | : Michael Allen Fox |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2024-05-14 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 022802045X |
Some believe that fate rules our lives, while others dismiss the idea outright. Fate remains central to many cultural outlooks, and in our age of conflict, climate change, and pandemic, it features conspicuously in debates about the future. A careful examination of this important idea – its background, many meanings, and significance for everyday life – is not only informative and intriguing but also timely. In Fate and Life Michael Fox confronts the idea of fate head on and demonstrates that how we interpret and apply this concept can make it work for rather than against us. Many discussions characterize fate negatively or as part of the occult, representing it as a supernatural force that stifles our freedom. Fateful ideas have also helped rationalize and promote the persecution of certain groups. But viewed more positively, fate can be understood as the given conditions of existence and the imponderable way certain unanticipated events momentously alter the path we follow over time. Thinking about fate teaches us about who we are, how we see the world, and our evaluation of the possibilities of life. Fate and Life provides a multicultural and global account of how we talk about the idea of fate, how we use and misuse it, and how it contrasts with notions like destiny and karma. Fox’s original perspective – a breakthrough in philosophy and the history of ideas – shows that fate is supported by experience; it is compatible with our sense of agency and purpose; and it helps us make sense of our lives.
Author | : Richard Anthony Proctor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2019-08-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780461160512 |
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Author | : Richard Proctor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2012-03-16 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781475043488 |
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