The Epistemological Mystique of Self-Locating Belief
The Epistemological Mystique of Self-Locating Belief
Author(s): Nick BostromSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Editura Fundaţiei România de Mâine
Keywords: self-locating belief; the Dungeon experiment; the Incubator experiment; self-locating belief paradoxes
Summary/Abstract: What can you infer from observations about your own location in the world? How should you distribute your credence when you are uncertain about which location is yours? This paper uses a series of thought experiment to explore three alternative models for how to reason about when self-locating belief is involved.
Journal: Analele Universităţii Spiru Haret. Seria Jurnalism
- Issue Year: 10/2009
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 95-100
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English