Does Non-Measurability Favour Imprecision?

In a recent paper, Yoaav Isaacs, Alan Hájek, and John Hawthorne argue for the rational permissibility of ’credal imprecision’ by appealing to certain propositions associated with non-measurable spatial regions: for example, the proposition that the pointer of a spinner will come to rest within a cer...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mind 2024-04, Vol.133 (530), p.472-503
1. Verfasser: Dorr, Cian
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In a recent paper, Yoaav Isaacs, Alan Hájek, and John Hawthorne argue for the rational permissibility of ’credal imprecision’ by appealing to certain propositions associated with non-measurable spatial regions: for example, the proposition that the pointer of a spinner will come to rest within a certain non-measurable set of points on its circumference. This paper rebuts their argument by showing that its premises lead to implausible consequences in cases where one is trying to learn, by making multiple observations, whether a certain outcome is associated with a non-measurable region or a measurable one.
ISSN:0026-4423
1460-2113
DOI:10.1093/mind/fzad041