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Reasoning with reasons: Lewis on common knowledge.

Authors :
Vromen, Huub
Source :
Economics & Philosophy; Jul2024, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p397-418, 22p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

David Lewis is widely regarded as the philosopher who introduced the concept of common knowledge. His account of common knowledge differs greatly from most later accounts in philosophy and economy, with the central notion of his theory being 'having reason to believe' rather than 'knowledge'. Unfortunately, Lewis's account is rather informal, and the argument has a few gaps. This paper assesses two major attempts to formalise Lewis's account and argues that these formalisations are missing a crucial aspect of this account. Therefore, a new reconstruction is proposed, which explicitly discusses 'reasons' and uses a logic inspired by justification logic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02662671
Volume :
40
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Economics & Philosophy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
179816087
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266267123000238