Chance, Luck & Destiny
Author : Peter Dickinson
Publisher : Orion
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 29,92 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Chance
ISBN : 9780575018655
The Philosophy of Luck
Author : Duncan Pritchard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 30,42 MB
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1119030579
Book Description
This is the first volume of its kind to provide a curated collection of cutting-edge scholarship on the philosophy of luck Offers an in-depth examination of the concept of luck, which has often been overlooked in philosophical study Includes discussions of luck from a range of philosophical perspectives, including ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and cognitive science Examines the role of luck in core philosophical problems, such as free will Features work from the main philosophers writing on luck today
Luck
Author : Nicholas Rescher
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 21,6 MB
Release : 2001-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0822972271
Book Description
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.
Luck
Author : Ed Smith
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,29 MB
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1408830604
Book Description
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.
Luck, Fate and Fortune
Author : Esther Eidinow
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 29,91 MB
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781845118433
Book Description
The impulse to try to anticipate the future, and make sense of apparently random events, is irrepressible. Why and how the ancient Greeks tried to foretell the outcome of the present is the subject of Esther Eidinow's lively appraisal, which explores the legacy of ancient Greek notions of luck, fate and fortune in our own era, drawing on approaches to cognitive anthropology. Perhaps the most famous of all sites of prediction is the Oracle at Delphi. But the Delphic Oracle is only the best-known example from a landscape covered by oracular sanctuaries; while across the literary genres of antiquity there are myriad tales - such as that of doomed Oedipus - which wrestle with the cruel vicissitudes of fate and fortune. Exploring some of the key ideas of ancient Greek culture that resonate with modern conceptions of destiny, Eidinow examines the ancients' notion of luck as a means to explain daily experiences. Focusing on writers such as Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Demosthenes, the author shows how concepts of fate in antiquity changed over time, in response to social and political currents.She draws too on modern cultural texts like "Terminator 2" and "Lawrence of Arabia", demonstrating how the recurring questions 'what if?' and 'why me?' are fundamental to the human relationship with an uncertain future, whether it be in the ancient past or the present day.
The Value of You
Author : Christopher D. Connors
Publisher : Christopher Connors
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 14,24 MB
Release : 2017-11-03
Category : Self-actualization (Psychology)
ISBN : 9780999507001
Book Description
Where are you going? Where have you been? What are you doing about it NOW? As you think through these questions, I encourage you to make your move and reclaim the life you've always dreamed about. It's yours if you really want it. But you'll need more than just a burning desire. You'll need a game plan that is built on a rock-solid foundation of core values. Values lead us toward the journey of our destiny. Our generation has lost its way. In the fast-paced, instant-gratification world we live in, we've lost our direction. Values provide us direction, leading us to bold new opportunities and life-changing relationships. Values like confidence, faith, courage and hard work are key to living life on your terms. Know this my friend-it's not only about the end goal. It's the journey you take to get there. Because it is the journey that defines us in the end. The Value of You is a journey into the core values that give light to our human experience. Values lead us to interior freedom, peace of mind, happiness and success. Every chapter contains a value that is filled with creative stories of famous people like J.K. Rowling, Simone Biles, Captain Charles "Sully" Sullenberger and Amy Schumer, as well as lesser known, yet remarkable heroes such as Dr. Liviu Librescu, Chris Singleton and Welles Crowther. Each value has a description of its core features, as well as obstacles to living the value, results of living the value and a personal game plan with practical guidance to help you make the value your own. We live in an ever-changing world with adversity and challenges. Values are the constant that position us for happiness and success. Values are a way of life. Start your journey today!
The Myth of Luck
Author : Steven D. Hales
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 27,17 MB
Release : 2020-07-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1350149314
Book Description
Humanity has thrown everything we have at implacable luck-novel theologies, entire philosophical movements, fresh branches of mathematics-and yet we seem to have gained only the smallest edge on the power of fortune. The Myth of Luck tells us why we have been fighting an unconquerable foe. Taking us on a guided tour of one of our oldest concepts, we begin in ancient Greece and Rome, considering how Plato, Plutarch, and the Stoics understood luck, before entering the theoretical world of probability and exploring how luck relates to theology, sports, ethics, gambling, knowledge, and present-day psychology. As we travel across traditions, times and cultures, we come to realize that it's not that as soon as we solve one philosophical problem with luck that two more appear, like heads on a hydra, but rather that the monster is altogether mythological. We cannot master luck because there is nothing to defeat: luck is no more than a persistent and troubling illusion. By introducing us to compelling arguments and convincing reasons that explain why there is no such thing as luck, we finally see why in a very real sense we make our own luck, that luck is our own doing. The Myth of Luck helps us to regain our own agency in the world - telling the entertaining story of the philosophy and history of luck along the way.
How to Tell Fate from Destiny
Author : Charles Harrington Elster
Publisher : Collins Reference
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 13,94 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Education
ISBN : 1328884074
Book Description
"If you have trouble distinguishing the verbs imitate and emulate, the relative pronouns that and which, or the adjectives pliant, pliable, and supple, never fear--How to Tell Fate from Destiny is here to help! With more than 500 headwords, the book is replete with advice on how to differentiate commonly confused words and steer clear of verbal trouble"--
The Astrologer and Oracle of Destiny, a Repository of the Wonderful in Nature and the Curious in Art
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 15,36 MB
Release : 1845
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Book Description
Determining Your Destiny
Author : Michael Sandusky
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 45,20 MB
Release : 2007-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1462812317
Book Description
Here’s the Companion Study Guide for Psalmwriter Book I in the Chronicles of David. Determining your Destiny draws parallels between our search for purpose and meaning and the life of David as he flees from his own destiny. It assists us in examining our own lives as we seek to know what each of our own individual unique purposes are in our earthly sojourn. It sees his Psalms as a help not only in his life, but in our own lives also. It’s suitable for either individual study or group studies.
