Epistemic Luck Use of the subjunctive--expressing a wish offering guidance on enquiry and

offering guidance on enquiry and observation

Author(s): Alicia Brown

Author(s): Terry Borden

and its limitations

Epistemic Luck Use of the subjunctive--expressing a wish offering guidance on enquiry andOne of the key supposed 'platitudes' of contemporary epistemology is the claim that knowledge excludes luck. One can see the attraction of such a claim, in that knowledge is something that one can take credit for it is an achievement of sorts and yet luck undermines genuine achievement. The problem, however, is that luck seems to be an all pervasive feature of our epistemic enterprises, which tempts us to think that either scepticism is true and that