Leitgeb and Pettigrew on Accuracy and Updating

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Abstract

Leitgeb and Pettigrew argue that (1) agents should minimize the expected inaccuracy of their beliefs and (2) inaccuracy should be measured via the Brier score. They show that in certain diachronic cases, these claims require an alternative to Jeffrey Conditionalization. I claim that this alternative is an irrational updating procedure and that the Brier score, and quadratic scoring rules generally, should be rejected as legitimate measures of inaccuracy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)413-424
Number of pages12
JournalPhilosophy of Science
Volume79
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • History
  • Philosophy
  • History and Philosophy of Science

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