Randomized arguments are transferable

Philosophia Mathematica 17 (3):363-368 (2009)
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Abstract

Easwaran has given a definition of transferability and argued that, under this definition, randomized arguments are not transferable. I show that certain aspects of his definition are not suitable for addressing the underlying question of whether or not there is an epistemic distinction between randomized and deductive arguments. Furthermore, I demonstrate that for any suitable definition, randomized arguments are in fact transferable

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Probabilistic proofs and transferability.Kenny Easwaran - 2009 - Philosophia Mathematica 17 (3):341-362.
The Epistemic Status of Probabilistic Proof.Don Fallis - 1997 - Journal of Philosophy 94 (4):165-186.
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The Reliability of Randomized Algorithms.D. Fallis - 2000 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 51 (2):255-271.

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