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What is ceteris paribus preference?

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A general format is introduced for deriving preferences over states of affairs from preferences over a set of contextually complete alternatives. Formal results are given both for this general format and for a specific instance of it that is a plausible explication of ceteris paribus prefence.

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  1. Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University, Villavägen 5, 75236, Uppsala, Sweden

    Sven Ove Hansson

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Hansson, S.O. What is ceteris paribus preference?. J Philos Logic 25, 307–332 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00248152

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