The Foundations of Epistemic Decision Theory
| Autor: | Benjamin A. Levinstein, Jason Konek |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Virtue Philosophy media_common.quotation_subject Decision theory Principal (computer security) 06 humanities and the arts Probabilism 0603 philosophy ethics and religion 01 natural sciences Epistemology Range (mathematics) 060302 philosophy Normative Epistemic virtue Preference (economics) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Konek, J & Levinstein, B 2017, ' The Foundations of Epistemic Decision Theory ', Mind . https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/fzw044 |
| ISSN: | 0026-4423 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/mind/fzw044 |
| Popis: | According to accuracy-first epistemology, accuracy is the fundamental epistemic good. Epistemic norms–Probabilism, Conditionalization, the Principal Principle, and so on–have their binding force in virtue of helping to secure this good. To make this idea precise, accuracy-firsters invoke Epistemic Decision Theory (epdt) to determine which epistemic policies are the best means toward the end of accuracy. Hilary Greaves and others have recently challenged the tenability of this programme. Their arguments purport to show that epdt encourages obviously epistemically irrational behaviour. We develop firmer conceptual foundations for epdt. First, we detail a theory of praxic and epistemic good. Then we show that, in light of their very different good-making features, epdt will evaluate epistemic states and epistemic acts according to different criteria. So, in general, rational preference over states and acts won’t agree. Finally, we argue that based on direction-of-fit considerations, it is preferences over the former that matter for normative epistemology, and that epdt, properly spelt out, arrives at the correct verdicts in a range of putative problem cases. |
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