In this article I offer an interpretation of the fundamental problem phenomenology in terms a philosophy revelation proposing way renewal last important development Western both its metaphysical aspiration and scientific relevance. After general introduction, outline philosophical revelation. show how influenced early phenomenology. explain underlying subject matter history phenomenology, i.e. ...

We study the revelation principle in multistage games for perfect Bayesian equilibium and sequential equilibrium. The question of whether or not the revelation principle holds is subtle, as expanding players’ opportunities for communication expands the set of consistent beliefs at off-path information sets. In settings with adverse selection but no moral hazard, Nash, perfect Bayesian, and sequ...

Leo Strauss is well known for his thesis that there an irreconcilable conflict between philosophy and “revelation,” i.e. monotheistic revealed religion, which cannot be harmonized. The philosopher qua a believer, while the believer philosopher. However, it less widely recognized Strauss’ thought about religion as fundamental alternative to follows two divergent trajectories. first emphasizes un...

Geographically dispersed sellers in electronic reverse-marketplaces such as those hosted by Freemarkets are uncertain about the number of competitors they face in any given market-session. Over the course of several market-sessions they learn about the competitive nature of the marketplace. How sellers learn to reduce the market-structure uncertainty depends on the market-transparency scheme, o...

The specific question faced in this essay is whether special divine revelation has received embodiment in Holy Scripture. Are the Old and New Testaments to be acknowledged, not only as containing a record of the history of such revelation, but also as being themselves the very Word of God? Do they constitute divine revelation because of their intrinsic character, altogether apart from the respo...