Paradoxes of Belief and Strategic Rationality 1st Edition by Robert Koons 0521412692 9780521412698

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ISBN 10: 0521412692 

ISBN 13: 9780521412698

Author: Robert C. Koons

This book develops a framework for analysing strategic rationality, a notion central to contemporary game theory, which is the formal study of the interaction of rational agents and which has proved extremely fruitful in economics, political theory and business management. The author argues that a logical paradox lies at the root of a number of persistent puzzles in game theory, in particular those concerning rational agents who seek to establish some kind of reputation. Building on the work of Parsons, Burge, Gaifman and Barwise and Etchemendy, Robert Koons constructs a context-sensitive solution to the whole family of liar-like paradoxes including, for the first time, a detailed account of how the interpretation of paradoxical statements is fixed by context. This analysis provides an understanding of how the rational agent model can account for the emergence of rules, practices and institutions.

Table of contents:

Part I: Paradoxes

1.Doxic Paradoxes Without Self-Reference

2. Doxic Paradoxes and Reputation Effects in Iterated Games

3. A Study of Liar-Like Epistemic Paradoxes

4. A Computational Account of Mutual Belief

Part II: Solutions
5. A Critique of Context-Insensitive Solutions to the Liar Paradox
6. Three Context-Sensitive Solutions to the Liar Paradox
7. Applying the Context-Sensitive Solutions to Doxic Paradox

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