What is the fallacy of approximation?

What is the fallacy of approximation?

Many philosophers appeal to the “fallacy of approximation”, or “problem of second best”. However, despite the pervasiveness of such appeals, there has been only a single attempt to provide a systematic account of what the fallacy is. We identify the shortcomings of this account and propose a better...

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Main Authors: HAMMERTON, Matthew, PATRA, Sovan
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
Subjects:
fallacy of approximation
problem of second best
ranking
value theory
philosophy of economics
reasoning
ideal theory
Economic Theory
Philosophy
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3671
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4929/viewcontent/FallacyofApproximation_av.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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