Unanimous Consensus Against AGM?. (13th October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stewart, Rush T.
• Is Part Of: Thought. Volume 6:Number 4(2017:Dec.)
• Page Start: 222
• Page End: 231
• Publication Date: 2017-10-13
• Subjects: AGM -- belief revision -- consensus -- disagreement -- unanimity; Philosophy -- Periodicals; Logic -- Periodicals; Knowledge, Theory of -- Periodicals; 105
• DOI: 10.1002/tht3.255
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2161-2234

Abstract

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.