What Makes a Prediction Arbitrary? A Proposal

What makes a prediction arbitrary? This article explores the possibility that one source of arbitrariness is asserting “P iff Q” when the justifications of P and Q are, in the relevant sense, independent. It uses this idea to draw a formal distinction between non-arbitrary and arbitrary predictions,...

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Main Author: Coakley Mathew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2025-04-01
Series:Open Philosophy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opphil-2025-0067
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