Accuracy and infinity: a dilemma for subjective Bayesians

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Synthese 201 (12):1-14 (2023)
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We argue that subjective Bayesians face a dilemma: they must offend against the spirit of their permissivism about rational credence or reject the principle that one should avoid accuracy dominance.

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Sven Neth
University of Pittsburgh
Mikayla Kelley
University of Chicago

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Better Foundations for Subjective Probability.Sven Neth - forthcoming - Australasian Journal of Philosophy.
Non-Ideal Decision Theory.Sven Neth - 2023 - Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley

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