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Are all truths maximally risky?
- Abstract:
- According to the modal account, risk is a function of modal closeness. A puzzling consequence of this account is that all truths are maximally risky. I defend this puzzling claim against several objections found in the literature, by drawing connections between axiom T for safety and risk and between counterfactual reasoning and risk. I conclude by briefly explaining why we find the conclusion puzzling and by advocating for a pluralist notion of risk where modal risk is a legitimate notion alongside the probabilistic one.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1093/analys/anaf077
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- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
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- Article number:
- anaf077
- Publication date:
- 2025-10-04
- Acceptance date:
- 2025-09-19
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1467-8284
- ISSN:
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0003-2638
- Language:
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English
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2301529
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pubs:2301529
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3341542
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2025-10-04
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