1. Categorical Versus Graded Beliefs
- Author
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Franz Dietrich
- Subjects
logic vs. rational choice theory ,yes/no belief vs. graded belief ,subjective probability ,belief binarization ,lottery paradox ,impossibility theorem ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
This essay discusses the difficulty to reconcile two paradigms about beliefs: the binary or categorical paradigm of yes/no beliefs and the probabilistic paradigm of degrees of belief. The possibility for someone to hold beliefs of both types simultaneously is challenged by the lottery paradox, and more recently by a general impossibility theorem by Dietrich and List. The nature, relevance, and implications of the tension are explained and assessed. more...
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- 2022
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