Luck and the control theory of knowledge

This thesis presents a diagnosis of the problem of luck in epistemology and an analysis of the concept of knowledge. Part I gives an account of the ordinary concept of luck. Part II gives an account of the philosophical notion of epistemic luck and develops an original account of the concept of know...

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Autor: Broncano-Berrocal, Fernando
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/129460
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/129460
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Philosophy
Filosofia
Filosofía
Epistemology
Epistemologia
Epistemología
Knowledge
Coneixement
Conocimiento
Luck
Sort
Suerte
Control
Risk
Risc
Riesgo
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Sumario:This thesis presents a diagnosis of the problem of luck in epistemology and an analysis of the concept of knowledge. Part I gives an account of the ordinary concept of luck. Part II gives an account of the philosophical notion of epistemic luck and develops an original account of the concept of knowledge: the control theory of knowledge