What we gain by recognising the role of chance in life
Appreciating the world is random can foster perseverance, gratitude for our own luck and empathy for the plight of others
by Mark R Rank
Mark R Rank
Herbert S Hadley Professor of Social Welfare, Washington University in St Louis, Missouri
Mark R Rank is Herbert S Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. His most recent book is The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World around Us (2024).
Written by Mark R Rank