Dutch Book Arguments - 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
Author: Daniel Peterson Categories: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Logic and Reasoning Word Count: 1000 Philosophers looking to support a position about how certain we ought to be of some belief, given our other beliefs, sometimes take advantage of Dutch book arguments. These arguments show that alternative positions lead to accepting a series of bets, each
Author: Daniel Peterson Categories: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Logic and Reasoning Word Count: 1000 Philosophers looking to support a position about how certain we ought to be of some belief, given our other beliefs, sometimes take advantage of Dutch book arguments. These arguments show that alternative positions lead to accepting a series of bets, each of which seems acceptable on its own, but which, together, are guaranteed to lose money (a Dutch book) and thus are unacceptable.[1] Here we’ll see how Dutch books generate important philosophical arguments and consider two…
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