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    Olivier Roy — Carmelics
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    Olivier Roy

    contemporaryFormal Epistemology / Epistemic Game Theory

    Olivier Roy is a contemporary philosopher and logician specializing in epistemic game theory, formal epistemology, and decision theory. Based at the University of Bayreuth, his work focuses on the dynamics of beliefs and reasoning in strategic interaction, particularly how rational agents update their beliefs during gameplay.

    Notable Achievements

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    Advanced the study of plausibility and belief revision in extensive-form games

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    Contributed to dynamic epistemic logic frameworks for modeling strategic reasoning

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    Research bridging formal epistemology, game theory, and decision theory

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    Held Chair of Philosophy I at the University of Bayreuth

    Positions & Arguments(1)

    Skepticism

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    Plausibility updates in sequential games during actual play differ in interpretation from plausibility updates used in pregame deliberation for Backward Induction.

    Truth & Knowledge

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    Plausibility updates in sequential games during actual play differ in interpretation from plausibility updates used in pregame deliberation for Backward Induction.

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    contemporary

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    Formal Epistemology / Epistemic Game Theory

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