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epistemic luck: a standalone construct

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Epistemology

the role luck can play in a true belief, and the kinds of luck that are and are not compatible with knowledge.

In epistemology, epistemic luck refers to the role luck can play in a true belief, and the kinds of luck that are and are not compatible with knowledge. This meaning comes from Pritchard (2005) in Epistemic Luck.[1]

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  1. Pritchard, D. (2005). Epistemic Luck. Oxford University PressOxford. https://doi.org/10.1093/019928038x.001.0001

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