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Epistemic Self-Analysis and Epistemic Bounded Rationality

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  • Konrad Grabiszewski

    (ITAM, University of Miami)

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I consider an agent who conducts epistemic self-analysis. That is, she analyzes her model of knowledge and determines whether she satisfies the three knowledge axioms (the Truth Axiom, the Positive Introspection Axiom, and the Negative Introspection Axiom). I show that the consequence of epistemic self-analysis is that the agent must know that she satisfies all three knowledge axioms. I rely on using the "knowing whether" operator.

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  • Konrad Grabiszewski, 2015. "Epistemic Self-Analysis and Epistemic Bounded Rationality," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 35(3), pages 1941-1948.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-14-00916
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    Keywords

    Knowledge; Epistemic Self-analysis; Knowledge Axioms;
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    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

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