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A Two-Level Perspective on Preference

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This paper proposes a two-level modeling perspective which combines intrinsic ‘betterness’ and reason-based extrinsic preference, and develops its static and dynamic logic in tandem. Our technical results extend, integrate, and re-interpret earlier theorems on preference representation and update in the literature on preference change.

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Liu, F. A Two-Level Perspective on Preference. J Philos Logic 40, 421–439 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10992-010-9168-9

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