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Expected value, to a point: Moral decision‐making under background uncertainty.

Expected value maximization gives plausible guidance for moral decision‐making under uncertainty in many situations. But it has unappetizing implications in 'Pascalian' situations involving tiny probabilities of extreme outcomes. This paper shows, first, that under realistic levels of 'background un...

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Publicado en:Nous (0029-4624) Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 1093 - 1126
Autor principal: Tarsney, Christian
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2025
Materias:
Stochastic dominance
Expected utility
Decision theory
Risk aversion
Utility functions
Ethical decision making
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