timtyler comments on An explanation of Aumann's agreement theorem - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 07 July 2011 07:58:16AM 1 point [-]

Thanks! I would like an abstract.

Also, I hate the term "common knowledge". Is there a good reason to perpetuate this terminology? It just doesn't mean what it says.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 07 July 2011 01:46:22PM 2 points [-]

IIRC, the standard term in philosophy for the same thing is "mutual belief".

Comment author: Tyrrell_McAllister 07 July 2011 06:17:25PM 1 point [-]

I would like an abstract.

Thanks, added.