luck
Let an agent explain luck as a concept and its cultural interpretations, relay philosophical, psychological and probabilistic perspectives from academic sources with attribution, describe superstitions and beliefs neutrally, and distinguish luck from skill, probability and fate.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain luck as a concept and its cultural interpretations, relay philosophical, psychological and probabilistic perspectives from academic sources with attribution, describe superstitions and beliefs neutrally, and distinguish luck from skill, probability and fate.
The experience of good or bad events that happen by chance rather than through one s own actions, called good fortune when favourable and misfortune, mishap or tribulation when unfavourable, interpreted across cultures through beliefs in fate, providence, charms and superstitions such as the Italian scarogna, and studied in philosophy as moral luck, in psychology as attribution and belief in luck, and in probability as randomness; the concept is distinct from skill and from statistical chance itself.
What it is for: Not applicable; a concept.
It can be explain the concept; relay perspectives; describe beliefs neutrally; distinguish related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Chance attribution
Valenced good or bad
Cultural beliefs
Philosophical puzzles
What it looks like
Not a visible object; chance outcomes.
How it is recognised
Good or bad events by chance
Good fortune, misfortune, mishap, tribulation, perdition in older usage, superstitions such as scarogna
Skill produces outcomes by ability; probability is the mathematics of chance; fate implies predetermination
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is studied as - in philosophy
is contrasted with - in games and life
is related to - as the mathematics of chance
In practice
Families and kinds
good fortune and good luck
misfortune, mishap and tribulation
moral luck in philosophy
belief in luck and superstitions such as charms and jinxes
luck in games and gambling
religious ideas of providence and karma as alternatives to luck
Standards and regulation
No regulation; gambling laws distinguish games of chance from skill
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing luck with probability
Endorsing superstitions as fact
Ignoring structural factors behind apparent luck
Registry alias perdition belongs to a religious sense
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.luck-phenomenon
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What luck is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is luck, and how does it differ from skill, probability and fate? definition
- Is the question about the concept, a belief, gambling or a personal situation? boundary
Terms
Terms.
Terms
Terms.
- What do good fortune, misfortune, mishap, tribulation and terms such as scarogna mean? definition
- Which entry fits the specific term? action
Study Perspectives.
Attribution.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
- What is moral luck, and how do Williams, Nagel and others treat luck in ethics and epistemology, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Psychology
Psychology.
Psychology
Psychology.
- How do people attribute outcomes to luck, and what does research on belief in luck show? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Beliefs Beliefs and culture.
Attribution.
Superstition
Superstitions.
Superstition
Superstition.
- What lucky and unlucky beliefs, charms and jinxes exist across cultures, presented neutrally? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Religion
Religion and fate.
Religion
Religion.
- How do providence, karma and fate offer alternatives to luck, as traditions state them? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific concept? action
Context Chance and society.
Context.
Games
Games and gambling.
Games
Games.
- How do games mix luck and skill, and how do laws distinguish them? provenance
- Which entry fits game of chance? action
Society
Luck and inequality.
Society
Society.
- How do economists and philosophers discuss luck in success and inequality, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits luck egalitarianism? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should moral luck and superstition be separate primary entries?
- How should academic sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases from religion and Italian folk belief; should they be split off?