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Does the author actually define surprising anywhere other than "George Shackle's definition"?

• pcmonk 9y ago
  Yes, in the last section: > Roughly speaking, it’s rational to be surprised by an event if and only if that event requires investigation and explanation.
  • lokedhs 9y ago
    If that happened to you, wouldn't you investigate it and try to explain it? In practice, if you saw this happen you'd have probably notice that something was off. The coin is probably weighted, or some sleight of hand tricked you.