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Epistemic Luck
Duncan Pritchard
306 pages
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234x156mm
978-0-19-928038-4
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Hardback
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10 March 2005
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- The first rigorous philosophical account of the role of luck in our thinking
- Shows how luck is key to central debates in epistemology
- Radical implications for theories of knowledge
- First book by a brilliant young scholar
One of the key supposed 'platitudes' of contemporary epistemology is the claim that knowledge excludes luck. One can see the attraction of such a claim, in that knowledge is something that one can take credit for - it is an achievement of sorts - and yet luck undermines genuine achievement. The problem, however, is that luck seems to be an all-pervasive feature of our epistemic enterprises, which tempts us to think that either scepticism is true and that we don't know very much, or else that luck is compatible with knowledge after all.
In this book, Duncan Pritchard argues that we do not need to choose between these two austere alternatives, since a
closer examination of what is involved in the notion of epistemic luck reveals varieties of luck that are compatible with knowledge possession and varieties that aren't. Moreover, Pritchard shows that a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between luck and knowledge can cast light on many of the most central topics in contemporary epistemology. These topics include: the externalism/internalism distinction; virtue epistemology; the problem of scepticism; metaepistemological scepticism; modal epistemology; and the problem of moral luck.
All epistemologists will need to come to terms with Pritchard's original and incisive contribution.Readership: Scholars and students of philosophy,
particularly epistemologists.
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Duncan Pritchard, Department of Philosophy, University of Stirling
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"This book is a tour de force." - Kevin Meeker, Mind "Epistemic Luck is a rich, engaging, and ground-breaking work. It is a fine example of the kind of original and exciting work being done at the frontier of epistemology today." - Jason Baehr, Metaphilosophy "A piece of stellar epistemology." - Jon Kvanvig, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research "Epistemologists commonly say that knowledge excludes luck. But few of us pause to explain what this common saying amounts to, or what truth it contains. Pritchard has paused to do just that, and the result is this fascinating and :qjoyable book. In attempting to explain the sense in which knowledge excludes luck, Pritchard both
offers a clear and comprehensive survey of much contemporary literature in the theory of knowledge, and also advances the dialectic considerably. If you work n the theory of knowledge, you cannot afford to ignore this book." - Ram Neta, University of North Carloina, Chapel Hill "Duncan Pritchard's Epistemic Luck is a wide-ranging, nice written and generally masterful treatment of the concept of epistemic luck and its relevance to contemporary epistemology... [It] is a rich, engaging and groundbreaking work." - Jason Baehr, The Author Journal Compilation
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Introduction
I. Scepticism
1: Scepticism in contemporary debate
2: Closure and context
3: Neo-Mooreanism
4: The source of scepticism
II. Epistemic luck
5: Luck
6: Two varieties of epistemic luck
7: Cognitive responsibility and the epistemic virtues
8: Scepticism and epistemic luck
9: Epistemic angst
Postscript: Moral luck
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