Open AccessAvoid Certain Frustration—Or Maybe Not?
Author(s) -
Sesardić Neven
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
thought: a journal of philosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 2161-2234
DOI - 10.1002/tht3.390
Subject(s) - frustration , appeal , psychology , mathematical economics , epistemology , law and economics , economics , social psychology , philosophy , political science , law
In the situation known as the cable guy paradox, the expected utility principle and the avoid certain frustration (ACF) principle seem to give contradictory advice about what one should do. This article tries to resolve the paradox by presenting an example that weakens the grip of ACF: a modified version of the cable guy problem is introduced in which the choice dictated by ACF loses much of its intuitive appeal.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom