The Calendar Paradox

Shpall, Sam

doi:10.1007/s11098-015-0520-3

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“…Defenders of this threshold semantics could use the question-sensitive machinery developed above by adding the further condition that p is defined on the agent's decision problem. For further discussion of the idea that intention comes in degrees, see Shpall 2016;Dellsén and Sharadin 2017;Beddor 2020. 33 Some may wonder whether our proposed solution still undergenerates instances of closure. In particular, a referee raises the following data:…”

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A Question-Sensitive Theory of Intention

Beddor

Goldstein

2022

The Philosophical Quarterly

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This paper develops a question-sensitive theory of intention. We show that this theory explains some puzzling closure properties of intention. In particular, it can be used to explain why one is rationally required to intend the means to one’s ends, even though one is not rationally required to intend all the foreseen consequences of one’s intended actions. It also explains why rational intention is not always closed under logical implication, and why one can only intend outcomes that one believes to be under one’s control.

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Section: Closure Regainedmentioning

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A Question-Sensitive Theory of Intention

Beddor

Goldstein

2022

The Philosophical Quarterly

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“…It looks like we're in a bind, but there are two other plausible ways to understand (14). Inspired by the expression of credence picture from section 4, the first says that I express a partial intention in uttering (14) (perhaps of the sort suggested in Holton [2008], Shpall [2016], Goldstein [2016], or Beddor [2020]). The second says that I express both an ordinary intention and high but not total confidence that I will go to the store.…”

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Probabilistic Antecedents and Conditional Attitudes

Lennertz

2021

Can. J. of Philosophy

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I generalize the notion of a conditional attitude by bringing together two topics of inquiry. One is the ordinary inquiry into conditional attitudes. The other topic is the inquiry into the attitude of thinking that a proposition is likely, or having a high credence in a proposition. For instance, what is it to intend to go to the game if it is likely that Kershaw pitches? Being likely that Kershaw pitches is the condition of the attitude. Given a natural position about statements like “It is likely that Kershaw pitches,” the target attitude looks different from ordinary conditional attitudes.

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“…Although, if a set of plans is large enough, it seems perfectly rational to plan on each of them while believing that you will not carry out all of them[Shpall 2016]. 5 There might be elements of the plan that she will pursue even if her primary plan does not fail.…”

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Plan B

Paul

2021

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

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We sometimes strive to achieve difficult goals when our evidence suggests that success is unlikely-not just because it will require strength of will, but because we are targets of prejudice and discrimination or because success will require unusual ability. Optimism about one's prospects can be useful for persevering in these cases. With that said, excessive optimism can be dangerous; when our evidence is unfavourable, we should be at most agnostic about whether we will succeed. This paper explores the nature and rational significance of agnostic practical commitments. Most importantly, the rationality of striving against the odds can depend on investing in a plan for failure-a plan B. I aim to make headway on an account of what backup plans are, how they are related to primary plans, and whether the standard norms of plan rationality apply to our agnostic commitments.

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The Calendar Paradox

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

A Question-Sensitive Theory of Intention

A Question-Sensitive Theory of Intention

Probabilistic Antecedents and Conditional Attitudes

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