Mixed motives in the equilibrium view of joint intention

Nicholas Almendares; Dimitri Landa

doi:10.1007/s11098-015-0517-y

Mixed motives in the equilibrium view of joint intention

Nicholas Almendares, Dimitri Landa

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We develop a theory of joint intention in contexts in which participants have mixed motives that can manifest in all-things-considered reasons to deviate from contributing to the desired project, e.g., contexts with collective action problems. Our theory is based on strategic equilibrium-based reasoning, which links the characterization of joint intention in terms of individual intentions with conditions on strategy profiles of the underlying strategic games. We use elements of equilibrium reasoning to construct a counterfactual account of joint intention in the mixed-motive contexts, which extends the reach of the notion of joint intention considerably beyond that of previous formulations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	733-755
Number of pages	23
Journal	Philosophical Studies
Volume	173
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-015-0517-y
State	Published - Mar 1 2016

Keywords

Collective action problems
Coordination
Equilibrium
Joint intention

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