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Chapter 9 - The Lottery, the Preface, and Epistemic Rule Consequentialism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2021

Igor Douven
Affiliation:
Université Paris-Sorbonne
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Summary

In this chapter, we will revisit a recent solution to the lottery paradox by Igor Douven (2008b) that we believe, has been underappreciated. More specifically, we aim to show the following: First, Douven’s solution is best seen as epistemic rule consequentialist at heart and, once thus seen, it is more attractive than it might seem at first glance and indeed more than Douven himself would have us think. Second, Douven’s specific way of implementing epistemic rule consequentialism does not offer a fully satisfactory solution to the lottery paradox. Fortunately, however, a better alternative is available. Finally, third, we will work towards an epistemic rule consequentialist solution to the related preface paradox. Interestingly enough, while the lottery paradox does support the alternative form of rule consequentialism over Douven’s, in case of the preface paradox, it does not matter which version of the view one adopts. Both lead to the same result.

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Lotteries, Knowledge, and Rational Belief
Essays on the Lottery Paradox
, pp. 171 - 184
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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