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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

Shakespeare's Philosophy of Music

portrays music within the context of his plays, through both dialogue and songs performed within each work. In Shakespeare’s time, Boethius’s philosophy of the Music of the Spheres was still highly popular ... Shakespearean drama in literature courses, it is rare for these classes to address the musical aspects of staging a Shakespearean production or the attention that Shakespeare gives to music philosophy. As a

A Christian Response to the Impact of Nietzschean Philosophy on Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra

the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche as it is displayed in his book Thus Spake Zarathustra. Secondly, this article explains the way Nietzsche’s worldview and writings influenced Richard Strauss’s ... ://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/musicalofferings Part of the Christianity Commons, Esthetics Commons, Musicology Commons, New Religious Movements Commons, Other Philosophy Commons, and the Religious Thou ght, The ology and

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...

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

The Doctrine of Affections: Where Art Meets Reason

The Doctrine of Affections was a widespread understanding of music and musicality during the Baroque era. The Doctrine was a result of the philosophy of reason and science as it coincides with music ... musicianship and theoretical music which had begun to rise in the time. Thou gh it is generally understood as being apart from Enlightenment thinking, the Doctrine is a result of Enlightenment-style philosophy

Carbon Sequestration: what really matters? - A reply to Buckeridge & Aidar

), particularly in rain forests, as future tools to reduce excessive atmospheric CO2. We argue that the alternatives to carbon sequestration they presented should not be treated as scientific or political priority ... ecological and socio-political flaws, such as ecological unpredictability, the existence of an already high potential for carbon sequestration by native non-manipulated plants, and the relevance of scientific

William Byrd: Political and Recusant Composer

Amidst the pendulum of political and religious upheaval that pervaded England throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth century, William Byrd stands as one of the best loved and lauded composers. Byrd ... . However, in a time where one’s religious beliefs were often linked with political loyalty, Byrd defied his monarch’s established and enforced Protestant religion, composing politically charged music for

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

Compassion and envy in distributional comparisons

- 9 . Cole , H. L. , Mailth , G. J. , & Poslewaite , A. ( 1992 ). Social norms, savings behaviour, and growth . Journal of Political Economy , 100 ( 6 ), 1092 - 1125 . Corazzini , L. , Esposito , L ... ). Inequality. Philosophy & Public Affairs , 15 , 99 - 121 . Temkin , L. S. ( 1993 ). Inequality. Oxford University Press. Treibich , R. ( 2019 ). Welfare egalitarianism with other-regarding preferences . Social

An experimental investigation of social risk preferences for health

. ( 2020 ). When fair isn't fair: Understanding choice reversals involving social preferences . Journal of Political Economy , 128 ( 5 ), 1673 - 1711 . Attema , A. E. , Brouwer , W. B. F. , & L'Haridon , O ... Political Economy , 75 ( 5 ), 765 . Ebert S , van de Kuilen G. 2015 . Measuring multivariate risk preferences . Working paper available from: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2637964. Ebert , S. , & Wiesen , D

Self-designation and group allocation

political controversy around, for example, the observance of the Sabbath (Reeves 2011; Galili 2020) . Following Kasher (1993) , K&R (page 386) present the problem as follows: ...each of n individuals in ... theorems for voting procedures and social welfare functions . Journal of Economic Theory , 10 , 187 - 217 . Sen , A. K. ( 1970 ). The impossibility of a paretian liberal . Journal of Political Economy , 78