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self-indication assumption: a standalone construct

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Formal epistemology

the principle that, other things equal, one should favor hypotheses on which more observers exist, given the fact that one exists.

In formal epistemology, self-indication assumption refers to the principle that, other things equal, one should favor hypotheses on which more observers exist, given the fact that one exists. This meaning comes from Bostrom (2002) in Anthropic Bias.[1]

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  1. Bostrom, N. (2002). Anthropic Bias. Routledge. ISBN 9781136711008

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