A Note on Comparative Probability
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Abstract
A possible event always seems to be more probable than an impossible event. Although this constraint, usually alluded to as regularity , is prima facie very attractive, it cannot hold for standard probabilities. Moreover, in a recent paper Timothy Williamson has challenged even the idea that regularity can be integrated into a comparative conception of probability by showing that the standard comparative axioms conflict with certain cases if regularity is assumed. In this note, we suggest that there is a natural weakening of the standard comparative axioms. It is shown that these axioms are consistent both with the regularity condition and with the essential feature of Williamson’s example.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 395-402 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Erkenntnis : an international journal of scientific philosophy |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 84860720390 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-9962-2074/work/142234601 |