2. The Value of knowledge and the Pursuit of Survival
- Patrick Allo
Published Online: 27 APR 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781444396836.ch2
Copyright © 2010 The Authors, Book compilation © 2010 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd and Metaphilosophy LLC
Book Title
Putting Information First: Luciano Floridi and the Philosophy of Information
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How to Cite
Roush, S. (2011) The Value of knowledge and the Pursuit of Survival, in Putting Information First: Luciano Floridi and the Philosophy of Information (ed P. Allo), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444396836.ch2
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University of Oxford, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 27 APR 2011
- Published Print: 22 APR 2011
Book Series:
Book Series Editors:
- Armen T. Marsoobian,
- Brian J. Huschle,
- Eric Cavallero
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781444338676
Online ISBN: 9781444396836
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- knowledge, value and pursuit of survival;
- externalist views of what knowledge - why knowledge is more valuable than mere true belief;
- value problem, or “swamping problem” - property of truth of the belief;
- ascription of counterfactual, a belief - “current time-slice” views, in Alvin Goldman's terminology;
- love, a case where the counterfactual - enhances an intrinsic kind of value;
- signaling games and repeated play - what David Lewis called a “Signaling Game”;
- possibility of stable convergence - a payoff possibility, reflecting common interests;
- true belief game as a signaling game - receiver's payoffs, the worst and the best;
- Nash Equilibria and ESS - in the True-Belief Signaling Game;
- understatement among human beings - ESS applicability, results not being universal
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Signaling Games and Repeated Play
The True Belief Game as a Signaling Game
Nash Equilibria and ESS in the True-Belief Signaling Game
The Value of Knowledge
Appendix
Acknowledgments
References