Reassessing Lucky Understanding

Abstract Knowledge is widely regarded as being incompatible with epistemic luck, but according to several philosophers, the same does not hold for understanding. This paper examines what extent understanding vulnerable luck. After discussing weaknesses of some cases that have been offered support conclusion tolerates environmental I turn a more recent one in favour opposite conclusion. argue this case manage establish luck; even if fact comes degrees taken into account. Finally, examine vulnerability intervening luck – type present classical Gettier and conclude when such present, one's necessarily sub-optimal; hold, argue, it