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Why change your beliefs rather than your desires? Two puzzles by Vassend, Olav Benjamin

“…Abstract In standard decision theory, the probability function ought to be updated in light of evidence, but the utility function generally stays fixed…”
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Sometimes It Is Better to Do Nothing: A New Argument for Causal Decision Theory by Vassend, Olav Benjamin

“…It is often thought that the main significant difference between evidential decision theory and causal decision theory is that they recommend different acts in…”
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Justifying the Norms of Inductive Inference by Vassend, Olav Benjamin

“…Bayesian inference is limited in scope because it cannot be applied in idealized contexts where none of the hypotheses under consideration is true and because…”
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Review of Bayesian Philosophy of Science: Jan Sprenger and Stephan Hartmann, Bayesian Philosophy of Science, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2019, ISBN 9,780,199,672,110, GBP 60,00 by Vassend, Olav Benjamin

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Review of Bayesian Philosophy of Science by Vassend, Olav Benjamin

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