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Savage’s response to Allais as Broomean reasoningJournal of Economic Methodology 28 (2). 2020.Savage famously contravened his own theory when first confronting the Allais Paradox, but then convinced himself that he had made an error. We examine the formal structure of Savage’s ‘error-correcting’ reasoning in the light of (i) behavioural economists’ claims to identify the latent preferences of individuals who violate conventional rationality requirements and (ii) Broome’s critique of arguments which presuppose that rationality requirements can be achieved through reasoning. We argue that…Read more
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University of HelsinkiDepartment of Philosophy (Theoretical Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Philosophy in Swedish)Researcher
Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
Areas of Specialization
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Philosophy of Social Science |
Explanation |
The Nature of Models |
Scientific Models, Misc |
Scientific Representation |
History of Science, Misc |