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Decision-Theoretic Pluralism

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Abstract

A prominent philosophical debate concerns whether we should accept causal decision theory (CDT) or evidential decision theory (EDT) as our best theory of rational choice. However, instead of accepting one of these theories at the expense of the other, an alternative would be to accept that both theories play a partial role in the true account of rational choice. In this paper, I defend a pluralist account of this sort. In particular, I argue that rational permissibility is an indeterminate notion, with EDT and CDT each corresponding to one sharpening of this notion.

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Keywords

5003 Philosophy, 50 Philosophy and Religious Studies, 5002 History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields

Journal Title

The Philosophical Quarterly

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Journal ISSN

0031-8094
1467-9213

Volume Title

68

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)
Sponsorship
Junior Research Fellowship at St John's