luck
Let an agent discuss luck as a concept across culture, psychology and probability, attributing beliefs, and route problem gambling to support.
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Concept What luck is.
Meaning
Luck and chance.
Meaning
Meaning.
- How do luck, chance and probability differ? definition
- Which sense is meant here? boundary
Philosophy
Moral luck.
Philosophy
Moral luck.
- What do philosophers mean by moral luck? provenance
- Who wrote about it? provenance
Culture Beliefs.
Beliefs
Customs.
Beliefs
Cultural beliefs.
- What luck beliefs or customs does this culture hold, according to sources? provenance
- Are they presented as beliefs rather than facts? boundary
Symbols
Charms.
Symbols
Luck symbols.
- What does this symbol mean in its culture? provenance
- Is the meaning attributed? boundary
Psychology Research.
Research
Findings.
Research
Research.
- What does psychological research say about beliefs in luck? provenance
- How strong is the evidence? boundary
Fallacy
Gambler fallacy.
Fallacy
Fallacies.
- Is someone expecting a win because they are due? boundary
- How can independence of events be explained? action
Gambling Help.
Help
Problem gambling.
Help
Problem gambling help.
- Is gambling causing harm to the person or their family? boundary
- Which gambling support helpline applies here? provenance
Odds
Real odds.
Odds
Real odds.
- What are the true odds of this game? measurement
- Does the house have an edge? definition
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- noun.phenomenon
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.FLW
- Facets: substance
- energy
- Facets: origin
- natural
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- fortune, chance, hazard, bad luck, mischance, mishap, tossup, toss-up, even chance
What it is Filled
An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to turn out one way rather than another, experienced as good or bad fortune, chance or mishap; beliefs about luck vary across cultures, while probability describes chance mathematically.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent discuss luck as a concept across culture, psychology and probability, attributing beliefs, and route problem gambling to support.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Unpredictable outcomes
- Culturally interpreted
- Studied in psychology
- Linked to gambling
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Encourage people to gamble or take risks by promising luck.
- Sell charms or rituals with claims that they bring luck.
- Mock cultural beliefs about luck.
- Blame people's misfortune on bad luck where a cause is known and responsibility lies elsewhere.
Only with a human decision
- Responding to a person who is gambling heavily or in financial trouble.
May
- Explain beliefs about luck across cultures and the role of chance in events.
- Describe probabilities honestly when people ask about chance.
Moral aspects Filled
- Beliefs in luck are exploited to sell gambling and scams.
- Attributing success or failure to luck alone can hide inequality.
Who is affected
- Gamblers and their families
- Believers in luck traditions
- People blamed for misfortune
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns luck; it is a shared idea.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-00034512-n - registry parent class
related
- phenomenon - category
- probability - mathematics
- philosophy and psychology - fields
- gambling - context
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.luck
- Open English WordNet: oewn-11438252-n
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Luck is an attribution concerning events and outcomes rather than a physical entity with measurable material properties.
Recognition required Filled
- Good and bad luck
- Lucky charms and customs
- Probability is the mathematical treatment
- Not physical; seen in outcomes, charms and customs.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- distinguish luck, chance and probability
- describe cultural beliefs about luck with attribution
- explain psychological research on luck
- find help for problem gambling
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Gambler fallacy
- Presenting superstitions as facts
- Encouraging harmful gambling
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Gambling regulation
Context of use required Filled
- Describing chance events and cultural beliefs.
- good fortune
- bad luck and mishaps
- moral luck (philosophy)
- cultural luck beliefs
- luck in games
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-11438252-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: luck - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should moral luck be a separate entry?
- How should cultural beliefs be attributed?
- How should gambling help be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-luck/spec.json