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Agreeing to disagree: The non-probabilistic case

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A non-probabilistic generalization of Aumann's agreement theorem is proved. Early attempts at such a theorem were based on a version of the sure-thing principle which assumes an intrapersonal-interstate comparison of knowledge. But such comparisons are impossible in partition structures. The theorem proved here is based on a new version of the sure-thing principle that makes an interpersonal-intrastate comparison of knowledge.
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  • Dov Samet, 2006. "Agreeing to disagree: The non-probabilistic case," Levine's Bibliography 321307000000000536, UCLA Department of Economics.
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