Fair infinite lotteries

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Synthese 190 (1):37-61 (2013)
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This article discusses how the concept of a fair finite lottery can best be extended to denumerably infinite lotteries. Techniques and ideas from non-standard analysis are brought to bear on the problem.

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10.1007/s11229-010-9836-x

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Leon Horsten
Universität Konstanz
Sylvia Wenmackers
KU Leuven

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