A solution to the Cable Guy paradox

Ruth Weintraub

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A solution to the Cable Guy paradox

Ruth Weintraub^*

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Department of Philosophy

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The Cable Guy will definitely come between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., and I can bet on one of two possibilities: that he will arrive between 8 and 12, or between 12 and 4. Since I have no more information, it seems (eminently) plausible to suppose the two bets are equally attractive. Yet Hajek has presented a tantalising argument that purports to show that the later interval is, initial appearances to the contrary, more choice worthy. In this paper, I rebut the argument.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	355-359
Number of pages	5
Journal	Erkenntnis
Volume	71
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-009-9186-6
State	Published - Oct 2009

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