Imprecise Probabilities and Unstable Betting Behaviour

Noûs 52 (1):69-87 (2018)
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Abstract

Many have argued that a rational agent's attitude towards a proposition may be better represented by a probability range than by a single number. I show that in such cases an agent will have unstable betting behaviour, and so will behave in an unpredictable way. I use this point to argue against a range of responses to the ‘two bets’ argument for sharp probabilities.

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Anna Mahtani
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