Niall J Paterson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1629123 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Niall J Paterson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Niall J |
| FAMILY NAME | Paterson |
| SIGNATURE | PATERSON N J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1178-0463 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A unified theory of risk
A novel theory of comparative risk is developed and defended. Extant theories are criticized for failing the tests of extensional and formal adequacy. A unified diagnosis is proposed: extant theories consider risk to be a univariable function, but risk is a multivariate function. According to the theory proposed, which we call the unified theory of risk, the riskiness of a proposition is a function of both the proportion and the modal closeness o…
Safety and Necessity
Dispositions and Token Identity
What is the relationship between dispositions and their categorical bases? Those who answer “identity” bear the burden of accounting for multiple realisation. According to orthodoxy, multiple realisability is a distinctively type-type phenomenon, and hence is unproblematic for token-token identifications. In this paper plurally realised dispositions are presented. It is argued that plural realisation is as problematic for the token-token identity…
Non‐Accidental Knowing
Knowledge excludes luck. According to the received view, this intuition reveals that knowing is essentially modal in character. This paper demurs. Either knowledge does not exclude luck, or the entailment reveals nothing about its conceptual character. It is argued that knowledge excludes accidentality , and that this notion is not modal but causal‐explanatory. There are three central tasks. The first is to explicate the concept of accident. The …
A unified theory of risk
A novel theory of comparative risk is developed and defended. Extant theories are criticized for failing the tests of extensional and formal adequacy. A unified diagnosis is proposed: extant theories consider risk to be a univariable function, but risk is a multivariate function. According to the theory proposed, which we call the unified theory of risk, the riskiness of a proposition is a function of both the proportion and the modal closeness o…
Non‐Accidental Knowing
Knowledge excludes luck. According to the received view, this intuition reveals that knowing is essentially modal in character. This paper demurs. Either knowledge does not exclude luck, or the entailment reveals nothing about its conceptual character. It is argued that knowledge excludes accidentality , and that this notion is not modal but causal‐explanatory. There are three central tasks. The first is to explicate the concept of accident. The …
Dispositions and Token Identity
What is the relationship between dispositions and their categorical bases? Those who answer “identity” bear the burden of accounting for multiple realisation. According to orthodoxy, multiple realisability is a distinctively type-type phenomenon, and hence is unproblematic for token-token identifications. In this paper plurally realised dispositions are presented. It is argued that plural realisation is as problematic for the token-token identity…
Safety and Necessity
A unified theory of risk
A novel theory of comparative risk is developed and defended. Extant theories are criticized for failing the tests of extensional and formal adequacy. A unified diagnosis is proposed: extant theories consider risk to be a univariable function, but risk is a multivariate function. According to the theory proposed, which we call the unified theory of risk, the riskiness of a proposition is a function of both the proportion and the modal closeness o…
Epistemology (3 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (2 works) · Accident (philosophy) (1 works) · Accidental (1 works) · Categorical variable (1 works) · Causation (1 works) · Deception detection and forensic psychology (1 works)