Lexicon of Arguments

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V 340
Utilitarianism/truth/Decision Theory/DT/D.H.Hodgson/Lewis: Problem: Utilitarism/Hodgson: assumes no >truthfulness. - Then two players will not necessarily cooperate (>prisoner’s dilemma with information about the behavior of the other person). - Instead, random selection seems just as rational. - Because due to rationality the assumption arises that the other one does not have to be truthful. - Because rationality has nothing to do with truthfulness. - Important argument: I have to show (manifest) that I have reason to believe you. - LevisVsHodgson: Solution: This only apllies if one is systematically untruthful. - Then you have reason to choose the opposite. - Otherwise common sense is enough to make the manifestation superfluous.

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