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In: Working paper series 277
In: Synthese: an international journal for epistemology, methodology and philosophy of science, Band 198, Heft 2, S. 1685-1710
ISSN: 1573-0964
AbstractThis paper constructs a model of metaphysical indeterminacy that can accommodate a kind of 'deep' worldly indeterminacy that arguably arises in quantum mechanics via the Kochen–Specker theorem, and that is incompatible with prominent theories of metaphysical indeterminacy such as that in Barnes and Williams (Oxf Stud Metaphys 6:103–148, 2011). We construct a variant of Barnes and Williams's theory that avoids this problem. Our version builds on situation semantics and uses incomplete, local situations rather than possible worlds to build a model. We evaluate the resulting theory and contrast it with similar alternatives, concluding that our model successfully captures deep indeterminacy.
In simple action theory, when people choose between courses of action, they know what the outcome will be. When an individual is making a choice ""against nature,"" such as switching on a light, that assumption may hold true. But in strategic interaction outcomes, indeterminacy is pervasive and often intractable. Whether one is choosing for oneself or making a choice about a policy matter, it is usually possible only to make a guess about the outcome, one based on anticipating what other actors will do. In this book Russell Hardin asserts, in his characteristically clear and uncompromising
In: Oxford studies in language and law
In: Oxford scholarship online
Indeterminacy in legal texts is pervasive. At the same time, there is a widespread misunderstanding about what indeterminacy is - especially in the law. Legal texts are particularly interesting insofar as they address a heterogeneous audience, are applied in a variety of unforeseeable circumstances and must, at the same time, lay down clear and unambiguous standards. Sometimes they fail to do so, either by accident or by intention. While many have claimed that indeterminacy facilitates flexibility and can be strategically used, few have even recognized that there are more forms of indeterminacy than vagueness and ambiguity. A comprehensive account of legal indeterminacy is called for. This work is a contribution to lift the puzzle about the role of indeterminacy in in the law and aims to answer three, related, questions.
In: Synthese: an international journal for epistemology, methodology and philosophy of science, Band 200, Heft 3
ISSN: 1573-0964
In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 40, Heft 5, S. 600-602
ISSN: 0010-4140
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 4, Heft 4
ISSN: 1541-0986
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 4, Heft 4, S. 754-755
ISSN: 1537-5927
In: Inquiry: an interdisciplinary journal of philosophy and the social sciences, Band 37, Heft 4, S. 403-419
ISSN: 1502-3923
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In: Synthese: an international journal for epistemology, methodology and philosophy of science, Band 39, Heft 2, S. 317-324
ISSN: 1573-0964
In: Analyse & Kritik: journal of philosophy and social theory, Band 29, Heft 2, S. 311-328
ISSN: 2365-9858
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This paper is a survey of how economists and philosophers approach the issue of comparisons. More precisely, it is about what formal representation is appropriate whenever our ability to compare things breaks down. We restrict our attention to failures that arise with ordinal comparisons. We consider a number of formal approaches to this problem including one based on the idea of parity. We also consider the claim that the failure to compare things is a consequence of vagueness. We contrast two theories of vagueness; fuzzy set theory and supervaluation theory. Some applications of these theories are described.