Decision Theory With a Human Face

List of contents

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Rationality, Uncertainty and Choice: 1. Decision problems; 2. Rationality; 3. Uncertainty; 4. Justifying Bayesianism; Part II. Prospective Rationality: 5. Rational belief and desire; 6. Conditional attitudes; 7. Conditionals and the Ramsey Test; Part III. Facing the World: 8. Multidimensional possible world semantics; 9. Taking action; 10. The learning agent; Part IV. Rationality Within Bounds: 11. Imprecise Bayesianism; 12. Changing your mind; 13. Decision making under severe uncertainty; 14. Confidence; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Richard Bradley is Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is an editor of the journal Economics and Philosophy, and his work on decision theory, semantics and epistemology has been published in numerous leading journals.

Summary

Decision makers must often choose actions in the face of great uncertainty about their consequences. This volume develops a new theory of rational decision making that evaluates the Bayesian approach and extends it to bounded agency. The book will appeal to readers in philosophy, economics, psychology, and the decision sciences.

Additional text

'This book represents an important step forward in the literature, and Bradley does an impressive job in providing a rigorous treatment of decision theory that refuses to idealise away from key features of human rationality.' Timothy Luke Williamson, Metascience

Product details

• Authors: Richard Bradley, Richard (London School of Economics and P Bradley, Bradley Richard
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781108793612
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79361-2
• No. of pages: 349
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Probability theory, stochastic theory, mathematical statistics; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, Decision theory: general