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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

Extreme Religion, Extreme Beliefs: Comparing the Role of Children's Rights in Extremist Religions Versus Extremist Cults (QAnon)

of spiritual abuse must not only apply to religious cults. The same dangers of psychological control can apply to other extreme ideologies, such as radical political groups like QAnon. The growing ... nature of QAnon follows the formula of religious cults and exposes children to the same types of danger. The United States' current political structure and division has paved the way for new and extreme

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

Children Are Actors Too: In Search for Child Refugees

political opinion are of specific importance for this paper.8 This paper concentrates on elements three and four, claiming that there are more children persecuted on account of a ground created by their ... commented, 18 use was stoned and the applicant fled the country fearing further retaliation for what she said.19 She asserted political opinion as grounds for her claim the political opinion which she had

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

Pursuing the Path of Indigenization in the Era of Emergent International Law Governing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

identity. Significant barriers to indigenization include not only political, economic, and social obstacles, but also psychological reliance upon the colonizing nation, the inability to recall the memory of ... 32 (discussing estimates of American Indian depopulation since 1492). 15. Such an argument dovetails with the political philosophy known as communitarianism. See generally MICHAEL J. SANDEL

Helping Asylum Seekers and New Asylees Find Their Way in the United States

over the age of eighteen; those under eighteen can still be members, but they will not receive the full benefits of membership until they reach age eighteen. B. Mission and Philosophy recognize that

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

An Early Intervention Approach to Reducing Evictions and Improving Child Welfare

intervention even before the landlord is allowed to file an action to evict. 5 Finally, part IV of the article considers the practical and political difficulties advocates and policymakers may have in seeking ... affordable housing, which is the main, if not sole, driver of housing insecurity. As discussed below, the political discourse in some states is now focused on the idea that a new approach to the conflict

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

David Schmeidler’s contributions to decision theory

context of a game , Games and Economic Behavior , 44 , 172 - 82 , 2003 . 29. Itzhak Gilboa , Dov Samet and David Schmeidler, Utilitarian aggregation of beliefs and tastes , Journal of Political Economy ... modeling , Journal of Economic Perspectives , 22 , 173 - 188 , 2008 . 37. Itzhak Gilboa , Andrew Postlewaite and David Schmeidler, Is it always rational to satisfy Savage's axioms? , Economics and Philosophy