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Avoiding risk and avoiding evidence

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It is natural to think that there is something epistemically objectionable about avoiding evidence, at least in ideal cases. We argue that this natural thought is inconsistent with a kind of risk-avoidance that is both widespread and intuitively rational. More specifically, we argue that if the kind of risk-avoidance recently defended by Lara Buchak is rational, avoiding evidence can be epistemically commendable. In the course of our argument we also lay some foundations for studying epistemi...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1080/00048402.2019.1697305

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Department:
Philosophy
Oxford college:
Magdalen College
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis Publisher's website
Journal:
Australasian Journal of Philosophy Journal website
Volume:
98
Issue:
3
Pages:
495-515
Publication date:
2020-03-13
Acceptance date:
2019-07-31
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EISSN:
1471-6828
ISSN:
0004-8402
Language:
English
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pubs:1036430
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uuid:1bb42154-9c07-4aa4-b016-2b7af5e88301
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pubs:1036430
Source identifiers:
1036430
Deposit date:
2019-07-31

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