Armendt, Brad (2009) Stakes and Beliefs. [Preprint]
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Abstract
The idea that beliefs may be stake-sensitive is explored. This is the idea that the strength with which a single, persistent belief is held may vary and depend upon what the believer takes to be at stake. The stakes in question are tied to the truth of the belief—not, as in Pascal’s wager and other cases, to the belief’s presence. Categorical beliefs and degrees of belief are considered; both kinds of account typically exclude the idea and treat belief as stake-invariant, though an exception is briefly described. The role of the assumption of stake-invariance in familiar accounts of degrees of belief is also discussed, and morals are drawn concerning finite and countable Dutch book arguments.
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Item Type: | Preprint | ||||||
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Keywords: | Belief, Stakes, Degrees of belief, Partial belief, Categorical belief, Stake-sensitive, Stake-invariant, Ramsey, Skyrms, Dutch book, Package principle | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics General Issues > Decision Theory |
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Depositing User: | Brad Armendt | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 22 Sep 2009 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:18 | ||||||
Item ID: | 4907 | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics General Issues > Decision Theory |
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Date: | August 2009 | ||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4907 |
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