Bootstrapping

This chapter develops a new conception of the bootstrapping objection, according to which the problem with the idea that intentions provide reasons is that the problem with the idea that intentions provide reasons is that the authors find ourselves with a normative theory that issues incoherent advice.

Abstract

This paper refines the analysis of co-training, defines and evaluates a new co-training algorithm that has theoretical justification, gives a theoretical justification for the Yarowsky algorithm, and shows that co-training and the Yarowsky algorithm are based on different independence assumptions.