Self-location is no problem for conditionalization
pp. 393-411
Abstract
How do temporal and eternal beliefs interact? I argue that acquiring a temporal belief should have no effect on eternal beliefs for an important range of cases. Thus, I oppose the popular view that new norms of belief change must be introduced for cases where the only change is the passing of time. I defend this position from the purported counter-examples of the Prisoner and Sleeping Beauty. I distinguish two importantly different ways in which temporal beliefs can be acquired and draw some general conclusions about their impact on eternal beliefs.
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(2011) Synthese 182 (3).
Pages: 393-411
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-010-9748-9
Full citation:
Bradley D. J. (2011) „Self-location is no problem for conditionalization“. Synthese 182 (3), 393–411.