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Title: When the Picture Still Authorises Action: Toward a Research Programme on the Epistemic Integrity of Decision Systems over Time
Author: Wojciech Z. Kaleta
Publisher / platform: SSRN
Original public source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7166298
Reported original publication / posting date: 2026-08-05
Copy prepared: 2026-10-23
Copy first released: 2026-10-23
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Institutions routinely continue to act on decisions made under earlier conditions.

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