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For Better or for Worse: Dynamic Logics of Preference

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Preference Change

Part of the book series: Theory and Decision Library ((TDLA,volume 42))

In the last few years, preference logic and in particular, the dynamic logic of preference change, has suddenly become a live topic in my Amsterdam and Stanford environments. At the request of the editors, this article explains how this interest came about, and what is happening. I mainly present a story around some recent dissertations and papers, which are found in the references. There is no pretence at complete coverage of preference logic (for that, see Hansson 2001) or even of preference change (Hansson 1995).

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  1. Helsinki Collegium of Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Fabiankatu 24, 00014, Finland

    Till Grüne-Yanoff

  2. Division of Philosophy, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden

    Sven Ove Hansson

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Benthem, J.v. (2009). For Better or for Worse: Dynamic Logics of Preference. In: Grüne-Yanoff, T., Hansson, S.O. (eds) Preference Change. Theory and Decision Library, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2593-7_3

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