A Yabloesque paradox in epistemic game theory

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Baskent, C. 2018. A Yabloesque paradox in epistemic game theory. Synthese. 195 (1), pp. 441-464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-016-1231-9
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TitleA Yabloesque paradox in epistemic game theory
AuthorsBaskent, C.
Abstract

The Brandenburger–Keisler paradox is a self-referential paradox in epistemic game theory which can be viewed as a two-person version of Russell’s Paradox. Yablo’s Paradox, according to its author, is a non-self referential paradox, which created a significant impact. This paper gives a Yabloesque, non-self-referential paradox for infinitary players within the context of epistemic game theory. The new paradox advances both the Brandenburger–Keisler and Yablo results. Additionally, the paper constructs a paraconsistent model satisfying the paradoxical statement.

KeywordsYablo's Paradox; The Brandenburger-Keisler paradox; Epistemic game theory; Paraconsistent logic
Research GroupFoundations of Computing group
PublisherSpringer
JournalSynthese
ISSN0039-7857
Electronic1573-0964
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Online01 Oct 2016
Print01 Jan 2018
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Deposited22 Jan 2020
Accepted22 Sep 2016
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-016-1231-9
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