For two ideally rational agents, does learning a finite amount of shared evidence necessitate agreement? No. But does it at least guard against belief polarization, the case in which their opinions get further apart? No. OK, but are rational agents guaranteed to avoid polarization if they have access to an infinite, increasing stream of shared evidence? No
Belief polarization occurs when 2 people with opposing prior beliefs both strengthen their beliefs a...
Predictable polarization is everywhere: we can often predict how people’s opinions—including our own...
Psychological studies show that the beliefs of two agents in a hypothesis can diverge even if both a...
For two ideally rational agents, does learning a finite amount of shared evidence necessitate agreem...
In recent epistemology, belief polarization is generally defined as a process by which a disagreemen...
Contemporary societies are often "polarized", in the sense that sub-groups within these societies ho...
Disagreement persists over issues that have objective truths. In the presence of increasing amounts ...
A principal assumption in the epistemology of disagreement is that we, as rational subjects, assess ...
Numerous experiments demonstrate attitude polarization. For instance, Lord, Ross & Lepper presented ...
Belief polarization occurs when 2 people with opposing prior beliefs both strengthen their beliefs a...
Predictable polarization is everywhere: we can often predict how people’s opinions—including our own...
Psychological studies show that the beliefs of two agents in a hypothesis can diverge even if both a...
For two ideally rational agents, does learning a finite amount of shared evidence necessitate agreem...
In recent epistemology, belief polarization is generally defined as a process by which a disagreemen...
Contemporary societies are often "polarized", in the sense that sub-groups within these societies ho...
Disagreement persists over issues that have objective truths. In the presence of increasing amounts ...
A principal assumption in the epistemology of disagreement is that we, as rational subjects, assess ...
Numerous experiments demonstrate attitude polarization. For instance, Lord, Ross & Lepper presented ...
Belief polarization occurs when 2 people with opposing prior beliefs both strengthen their beliefs a...
Predictable polarization is everywhere: we can often predict how people’s opinions—including our own...
Psychological studies show that the beliefs of two agents in a hypothesis can diverge even if both a...