J. Dmitri Gallow (Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, ACU): “Chance Deference De Se”

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Abstract: Principles of chance deference face two kinds of problems. In the first place, they face difficulties with a priori knowable contingencies. In the second place, they face difficulties in cases where you’ve lost track of the time. I provide a revised principle of chance deference which handles these problem cases. The generalisation has a surprising consequence for Adam Elga’s Sleeping Beauty puzzle.

J. Dmitri Gallow is a Senior Research Fellow at the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University.