Overview
- Present a clear account of heretofore imprecise ideas
- Develops the mathematical theory of a significant factor in rational decision theory
- Treats complex issues in a clear accessible style. (Undergraduate majors in economics, business, or psychology should have no difficulty with this text)
Part of the book series: Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning (LARI, volume 20)
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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.
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Book Title: Luck Theory
Book Subtitle: A Philosophical Introduction to the Mathematics of Luck
Authors: Nicholas Rescher
Series Title: Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63780-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-63779-8Published: 23 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-63782-8Published: 23 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-63780-4Published: 22 January 2021
Series ISSN: 2214-9120
Series E-ISSN: 2214-9139
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIII, 90
Number of Illustrations: 56 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Mathematics, Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences