1st Edition

Belief, Action, and Rationality over Time

Edited By Chrisoula Andreou, Sergio Tenenbaum Copyright 2017
328 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

Action theorists and formal epistemologists often pursue parallel inquiries regarding rationality, with the former focused on practical rationality, and the latter focused on theoretical rationality. In both fields, there is currently a strong interest in exploring rationality in relation to time. The exploration raises questions about the rationality of certain patterns over time. For example,... Read more

Foreword Chrisoula Andreou and Sergio Tenenbaum

1. The real puzzle of the self-torturer: uncovering a new dimension of instrumental rationality Chrisoula Andreou

2. Rationality with respect to people, places, and times Larry S. Temkin

3. Action as a form of temporal unity: on Anscombe’s Intention Douglas Lavin

4. Synchronic requirements and diachronic permissions John Broome

5. The courage of conviction Sarah K. Paul

6. Continuing on Michael G. Titelbaum

7. Memory, belief and time Brian Weatherson

8. A defense of objectivism about evidential support Brian Hedden

9. Don’t stop believing Jennifer Rose Carr

10. Understanding Conditionalization Christopher J.G. Meacham

11. Risk, rationality and expected utility theory Richard Pettigrew

12. Costs of abandoning the Sure-Thing Principle Rachael Briggs

13. Revisiting Risk and Rationality: a reply to Pettigrew and Briggs Lara Buchak

Biography

Chrisoula Andreou is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah, USA.

Sergio Tenenbaum is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, Canada.