How to lose your memory without losing your money: shifty epistemology and Dutch strategies

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作者
Bradley, Darren [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Leeds, Philosophy Dept, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, England
关键词
Dutch strategies; Memory loss; Learning; Shifty epistemology; Subject-sensitive invariantism; BOOKIES;
D O I
10.1007/s11229-024-04516-z
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
An objection to shifty epistemologies such as subject-sensitive invariantism is that it predicts that agents are susceptible to guaranteed losses. Bob Beddor (Analysis, 81, 193-198, 2021) argues that these guaranteed losses are not a symptom of irrationality, on the grounds that forgetful agents are susceptible to guaranteed losses without being irrational. I agree that forgetful agents are susceptible to guaranteed losses without being irrational- but when we investigate why, the analogy with shifty epistemology breaks down. I argue that agents with shifty epistemologies are susceptible to guaranteed losses in a way which is a symptom of irrationality. Along the way I make a suggestion about what it takes for an agent to be coherent over time. I close by offering a taxonomy of shifty epistemologies.
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