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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

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

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

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

Affliction without Affliction: A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

Tarōbō by Rohan Koda: translated into English by Tsutomu Nagata

his generation, he did not study abroad or receive Westernized higher education. His works are based on East Asian aesthetics and Buddhist philosophy rather than the European literary trends that

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

Strategic manipulation in judgment aggregation under higher-level reasoning

the following example. Example 1 Suppose that in the office of a political party, a decision needs to be taken concerning the opening of a new secretary position. These kinds of issues are typically ... position if they plan to hire a specific person close to them. So, to avoid political tension caused by fights between the party’s two main figures, the established rule is that the position will be