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Rational transformative decision-making

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2023
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Villiger, D. (2023). Rational transformative decision-making. Synthese, 201(3), 87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-023-04075-9

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According to L. A. Paul (2014), transformative experiences pose a challenge for decision theory, as their subjective value is not epistemically accessible. However, several authors propose that the subjective values of options are often irrelevant to their ranking; in many cases, all we need for rational transformative decision-making are the known non-subjective values. This stance is in conflict with Paul’s argument that the subjective value can always swamp the non-subjective value. The approach presented in this paper takes Paul’s

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201

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3

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87

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General Social Sciences, Philosophy

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English

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2023-02-03

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2023-02-26

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0039-7857

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Villiger, D. (2023). Rational transformative decision-making. Synthese, 201(3), 87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-023-04075-9

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