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puzzle of the self-torturer: a standalone construct

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Formal epistemology

case in which each step of increased pain seems worth a payment yet the whole series is clearly bad, challenging transitivity of preference.

In formal epistemology, puzzle of the self-torturer refers to case in which each step of increased pain seems worth a payment yet the whole series is clearly bad, challenging transitivity of preference. This meaning comes from Quinn (1990) in Philosophical Studies.[1]

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References

Quinn, W. S. (1990). The puzzle of the self-torturer. Philosophical Studies, 59(1), 79-90. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00368392

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