Unanimous Consensus Against AGM?

Stewart, Rush T. (13. October 2017): Unanimous Consensus Against AGM? In: Thought: A Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 6, No. 4: pp. 222-231

Abstract

Given the role consensus is supposed to play in the social aspects of inquiry and deliberation, it is important that we may always identify a consensus as the basis of joint inquiry and deliberation. However, it turns out that if we think of an agent revising her beliefs to reach a consensus, then, on the received view of belief revision, AGM belief revision theory, certain simple and compelling consensus positions are not always available.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Keywords: AGM; belief revision; consensus; disagreement; unanimity
• Faculties: Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP); Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > Epistemology
• Subjects: 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 120 Epistemology
• ISSN: 2161-2234
• Language: English