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Planning for the Impossible

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Planning for seemingly impossible conditions can sometimes be rational, challenging common beliefs about intentions.
The analysis reveals that the consistency requirement about conditions is less plausible than the requirement about actions.
Practical and theoretical reasons support a consistency between an agent's beliefs and intentions in decision-making.
Counterexamples demonstrate instances where it might be rational to intend actions despite believing conditions are impossible.

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Analysis uncovers the complexities of rationality linking beliefs and intentions, suggesting conditions for planning can sometimes be rational.

Jeremy Byrd (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis uncovers the complexities of rationality linking beliefs and intentions, suggesting conditions for planning can sometimes be rational.