Philosophy on the Fringes

Luck


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On this episode, Frank and Megan discuss the nature of luck. Are people lucky because good things happen to them, or do good things happen to them because they are lucky? Can we make our own luck, or is it outside of our control? Is even virtue itself subject to the whims of fortune? And if everything is determined, is anything truly lucky? 

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Hosts' Websites:

Megan J Fritts (google.com)

Frank J. Cabrera (google.com)

Email: [email protected]

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Bibliography:

What is 'lucky girl' syndrome and does it actually work?

The Natural History of Pliny, Vol I., by Pliny the Elder.

The Apology, by Plato

The Prince, by Nicolo Machiavelli

The Oedipus Trilogy, by Sophocles

Thomas Nagel - Moral Luck

Bernard Williams - Moral Luck

Hales (2016) - Why Every Theory of Luck is Wrong

Stoutenburg (2019) - In defense of an epistemic probability account of luck

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Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts

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Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

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Philosophy on the FringesBy Megan Fritts & Frank Cabrera