Nicholas Rescher

Luck Theory (eBook, PDF)

A Philosophical Introduction to the Mathematics of Luck

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is an original-the first-ever treatment of the mathematics of Luck. Setting out from the principle that luck can be measured by the gap between reasonable expectation and eventual realization, the book develops step-by-step a mathematical theory that accommodates the entire range of our pre-systematic understanding of the way in which luck functions in human affairs. In so moving from explanatory exposition to mathematical treatment, the book provides a clear and accessible account of the way in which luck assessment enters into the calculations of rational decision theory.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 90
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030637804
• Artikelnr.: 60984939

Autorenporträt

Nicholas Rescher: Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy; Former President: American Philosophical Association, American Catholic Philosophical Association, American Philosophical Society. Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Society of Canada; Academie Europaea; Cardinal Mercier Medalist; Aquinas Medalist; Helmholtz Medalist of the German Academy of Sciences (Berlin-Brandenburg).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Chancy Outcome Situation.- 2. Outcome Luck Assessment and the Luck Equation.- 3. Variant Approaches to Luck.- 4. Some Illustrative Examples.- 5. Luck in Success/Failure Situations.- 6. Basic Luck Theorems.- 7. Luck and Risk.- 8. Managing Luck.