Identities, capabilities and revisions

Pierre Livet

Journal of Economic Methodology, 2006, vol. 13, issue 3, 327-348

Abstract: The compatibility between freedom as possibility of change and continuity of personal identity is questionable. Change implies revisions. The tension between ensuring continuity of choice and evaluating a situation of choice that has been changed by these very revisions can be overcome by putting certain conditions on epistemic revision and preference revision. These conditions define a procedure leading to what I call a 'justified path of revision and action'. I will examine several examples in order to show how this procedure of evaluation works. It can also be used to compare two different capabilities while ensuring the continuity of personal identity and the real autonomy of the person.

Keywords: personal identity; capabilities; autonomy; change of preferences; revision of beliefs; choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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