Chapter
The Philosophy of Moral Luck
05:52 - 10:49 (04:56)
The podcast explores the concept of moral luck and how being moral and functioning well in the world involves a certain amount of luck.
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The speaker suggests Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy as a good book to start with for anyone interested in philosophy.
05:52 - 08:56 (03:03)
Philosophy
Summary
The speaker suggests Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy as a good book to start with for anyone interested in philosophy.
ChapterThe Philosophy of Moral Luck
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The idea of 'moral luck' is that being a moral person requires a certain amount of luck.
08:56 - 10:49 (01:53)
Moral Luck
Summary
The idea of 'moral luck' is that being a moral person requires a certain amount of luck. For example, if a person texts while driving and accidentally kills someone, they may have been behaving responsibly, but bad luck took over.