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How Infallibilists Can Have It All

agent S has to a fact P that makes P certain for S. I do not take a stand here on precisely what facts we can apprehend. This will largely depend on the outcomes of debates in the philosophy of mind and ... philosophy of mind and perception will differ on what kinds of factors are mentally accessible in this way. In section 1, I developed the concept of apprehension in a way that remains neutral on these debates

Rationality, preference satisfaction and anomalous intentions: why rational choice theory is not self-defeating

preferences than they would be if they abided by some normative theory of choice other than RCT. In this paper, I combine insights from philosophy of action, philosophy of mind and the normative foundations of

Meta-Inductive Probability Aggregation

of Philosophy, University of Duesseldorf , Universitaetsstr. 1, 40225 Duesseldorf , Germany There is a plurality of formal constraints for aggregating probabilities of a group of individuals ... philosophy of science recent research focusses a lot on the relation of scientific groups having gathered a different set of evidence, holding different theories, and providing alternative explanations (cf

Bounded rationality for relaxing best response and mutual consistency: the quantal hierarchy model of decision making

( 4 ), 1297 - 1333 . Alaoui , L. , & Penta , A. ( 2022 ). Cost-benefit analysis in reasoning . Journal of Political Economy , 130 ( 4 ), 881 - 925 . Anufriev , M. , Duffy , J. , & Panchenko , V. ( 2022 ... & Philosophy , 3 ( 2 ), 179 - 214 . Binmore , K. ( 1988 ). Modeling rational players: Part II . Economics & Philosophy , 4 ( 1 ), 9 - 55 . Binmore , K. , McCarthy , J. , Ponti , G. , Samuelson , L. , & Shaked

Belief inducibility and informativeness

divide et impera and, thus, wants to create political unrest in a foreign country by implementing a very heterogeneous belief profile.2 Suppose that there are only two states, say X and Y. Then it is ... ). Feasible joint posterior beliefs . Journal of Political Economy , 129 , 2546 - 2594 . Aumann , R.J. , Maschler , M.B. , & Stearns , R.E . (Eds.), ( 1995 ). Repeated games with incomplete information . MIT

Who accepts Savage’s axiom now?

the measurability of utility . Journal of Political Economy , 1 , 463 - 474 . Gilboa , I. ( 2010 ). Questions in decision theory . Annual Review of Economics , 2 , 1 - 19 . https://doi.org/10. 1146 ... it became, what it really was, what it now suggests to us . Economics and Philosophy , 35 , 423 - 459 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266267118000469 Moskovitz , H. ( 1974 ). Effects of problem

The Impossibility of Conservatism? Insights from Russian History

in the Tsarist period to show that if they live in times of great hardship, or under arbitrary political rule, political actors and thinkers with conservative sympathies (such as respect for tradition ... developing conservative political philosophy, other parts of history where conservatism?s problems have emerged and have a recognizable connection with the situation today remain of great interest. In

Accountability as a Warrant for Trust: An Experiment on Sanctions and Justifications in a Trust Game

quality of deliberation . The Journal of Political Philosophy , 12 ( 4 ), 389 - 410 . Charness , G. , Cobo-Reyes , R. , & Jime´nez, N. ( 2008 ). An investment game with third party intervention . Journal of ... accountability. In political economy and rational choice theory, accountability is primarily understood as a mechanism based on material sanctions or rewards (Fearon, 1999: 55) . Besley (2006: 37) defines

Original position arguments and social choice under ignorance

Journal of Philosophy , 115 ( 11 ), 588 - 604 . Harsanyi , J. C. ( 1953 ). Cardinal utility in welfare economics and in the theory of risk-taking . Journal of Political Economy , 61 ( 5 ), 434 - 435 ... Science, Ghent University , Ghent , Belgium 1 Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics, Erasmus University of Rotterdam , Rotterdam , The Netherlands John Rawls famously argued that the Difference

Acting on belief functions

The degrees of belief of rational agents should be guided by the evidence available to them. This paper takes as a starting point the view—argued elsewhere—that the formal model best able to capture this idea is one that represents degrees of belief using Dempster–Shafer belief functions. However, degrees of belief should not only respect evidence; they also guide decision and...

The STS Challenge to Philosophy of Science in Taiwan

This article discusses the relation between the tradition of the philosophy of science and the tradition of science, technology, and society (STS) studies in Taiwan. The swiftly rising popularity of ... ). Constructing quark: A sociological history of practice physics . Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Rouse , Joseph ( 1987 ). Knowledge and power: Toward a political philosophy of science . Ithaca, NY

The Role of Government and Markets in the Strategy “Europe 2020” of the European Union : a Robust Political Economy Analysis

market and the extent this role allocation is suitable to?enhance growth of the European Union?s member states. Based on a?robust political economy framework it is argued that this new economic policy

Just society

scrutinized in a number of fields including political philosophy and economics. His maximin rule for the distribution of income and wealth is perhaps most criticized. Rawls is well aware that the maximin rule ... person and the right to hold property; political liberty (the right to vote and equal eligibility for public office); and equal access for positions in private and public sectors). Thus, the three

Trumping Communitarianism: Crime Control and Forensic DNA Typing and Databasing in Singapore

Liberalism and communitarianism have figured prominently in discussions of how to govern forensic DNA practices (forensic DNA typing and databasing). Despite the prominence of these two political ... this article liberal democracy is considered a political philosophy (i.e., liberalism) aimed at protecting individuals from too much interference by state agents through providing the former with

Cost-(in)effective public good provision: an experimental exploration

impure altruism: Applications to charity and Ricardian equivalence . Journal of Political Economy , 97 ( 6 ), 1447 - 1458 . Andreoni , J. ( 1990 ). Impure altruism and donations to public goods: A theory ... . , & Wilhelm , M. O. ( 2002 ). Altruistic and joy-of-giving motivations in charitable behavior . Journal of Political Economy , 110 ( 2 ), 425 - 457 . Richefort , L. ( 2018 ). Warm-glow giving in networks with

Philosophy of Science and STS in China: From Coexistence to Separation

In recent decades, philosophy of science and STS studies have made substantial progress in China, but achievements and problems coexist. In order systematically to sort out this development, the ... chubanshe . Li , Sanhu 李三虎 ( 2006 ). Jishu kongjian he quanli-Mixie'er fuke de jishu zhengzhi zhexue 技術、空間和 權力-米歇爾 . 福柯的技術政治哲學 (Technology, space, and power: Michel Foucaults philosophy of political

A Response to “The STS Challenge to Philosophy of Science in Taiwan”

Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science , CMB, 15A George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD , UK Lamenting the absence of fruitful dialogue between philosophers of ... could learn from STS to pay closer attention to the social aspects of scientific activity, to social understandings of what science is, and to the political or ethical implications of scientific practice

Enhanced economic governance in the EU : alternative to a political union?

finance sustainability. The practical results will depend, however, on the political willingness of countries to accept the new rules and rigorous enforcement of those rules. Most of the new solutions

A Response to “The STS Challenge to Philosophy of Science in Taiwan”

effective use of this misinterpretation and has turned it into a tool to call for a wide-ranging reform of Taiwanese philosophy of science. Rather than explaining and rectifying the unfortunate ... misinterpretation, I would now like to help articulate, and perhaps advance a bit, the core issue Professor Chen is concerned with: namely, the “STS challenge to philosophy of science in Taiwan.” When composing the

Philosophy of Science and Science Studies in the West: An Unrecognized Convergence

During the 1990s the dominant research programs from the 1970s and 1980s in both philosophy of science and interdisciplinary science studies seemed to reach dead ends. During the same period, new and