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2010
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2010
Conformity is an often criticized feature of human belief formation. Although generally regarded as a negative influence on reliability, it has not been widely studied. This paper...
SYNTHESE
2008
15 years 1 months ago
2008
This paper discusses the notion of necessity in the light of results from contemporary mathematical practice. Two descriptions of necessity are considered. According to the first, ...
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SYNTHESE
2008
15 years 1 months ago
2008
We consider the problems arising from using sequences of experiments to discover the causal structure among a set of variables, none of whom are known ahead of time to be an "...
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SYNTHESE
2008
15 years 1 months ago
2008
Axiomatic characterization results in social choice theory are usually compared either regarding the normative plausibility or regarding the logical strength of the axioms involved...
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SYNTHESE
2008
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2008
Abstract In ethical discourse, it is common practice to distinguish between normative commitments and descriptive commitments. Normative commitments reflect what a person ought to ...