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- noun The state or condition of being
equiprobable .
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One who relies on the equiprobability assumption in choosing principles of justice in the original position is being foolishly reckless given the gravity of choice at stake.
Original Position Freeman, Samuel 2008
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When the equiprobability assumption is made, the parties in the original position would choose the principle of average utility instead of the principles of justice (see Harsanyi 1975).
Original Position Freeman, Samuel 2008
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If assuming equiprobability, if the event in question has such a small probability, so have all other competing events.
Cornell ID advisor on Intelligent Design - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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Harsanyi (1977) argues that a version of utilitarianism can be defended on the basis of an ˜equiprobability model,™ according to which an agent ought to choose between social systems
Impartiality Jollimore, Troy 2006
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