Jeffrey Conditionalization and Value Changes

  • Ilho Park*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Dmitri Gallow has recently proposed an ingenious accuracy-first vindication that our credence should be updated in accordance with conditionalization. This paper extends his idea to cases where we undergo only a partial learning experience. In particular, I attempt to vindicate, in the spirit of accuracy-first epistemology, that when we undergo what is called 'Jeffrey partial learning' in this paper, our credences should be updated in accordance with Jeffrey conditionalization, or at the very least, the update should be rigid. In doing so, I propose what I call the 'Jeffrey-accuracy function.' This function is not strictly proper and, at first glance, seems to rationalize ill-motivated credence updating. However, this turns out not to be the case.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEpisteme
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2025

Keywords

  • accuracy
  • Jeffrey conditionalization
  • Jeffrey-accuracy function
  • value changes

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