Robert Aickman’s “strange stories” are epistemological in nature. Consistently, each story portrays an increasingly baffling series of events. The events rarely culminate in some horrifying revelation (comprehensible or otherwise). Instead, they end with the obstruction of all possible access to that which has occurred, why the events in question have taken place, and the general… Continue Reading Robert Aickman’s strange stories (1): “Meeting Mr. Millar”
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Three types of epistemological hazard
Moral hazard occurs whenever an agent makes a decision to assume more risk and the potential cost of that risk is outsourced to another agent. Moral hazards can vary. For example, consider various arguments about the agency dilemma, or bailouts, or insurance. Moral hazards are a type of epistemological hazard insofar as moral hazards are… Continue Reading Three types of epistemological hazard