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Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 1981
Abstract When confronted with Newcomb problems, decision theory yields the wrong answer. This paper argues for an improved decision theory that is sensitive to causal distinctions. The causal theories of Skyrms, Sobel, and others are surveyed, and an objection against causal decision theories in general is deflected. The paper includes a
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Abstract When confronted with Newcomb problems, decision theory yields the wrong answer. This paper argues for an improved decision theory that is sensitive to causal distinctions. The causal theories of Skyrms, Sobel, and others are surveyed, and an objection against causal decision theories in general is deflected. The paper includes a
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Synthese, 1999
It is sometimes argued that the fact that possession of perfect knowledge about the future is impossible, means that it is impossible for decisions to be rational. This reasoning is fallacious. If rationality is given a new interpretation, then decisions can be considered rational. A theory of decision that has as its basis Peirce’s theory of abduction
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It is sometimes argued that the fact that possession of perfect knowledge about the future is impossible, means that it is impossible for decisions to be rational. This reasoning is fallacious. If rationality is given a new interpretation, then decisions can be considered rational. A theory of decision that has as its basis Peirce’s theory of abduction
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2015
What the reader should know to understand this chapter\(\bullet \) Basic notions of statistics and probability theory (see Appendix A). \(\bullet \) Calculus notions are an advantage.
CAMASTRA, Francesco +1 more
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What the reader should know to understand this chapter\(\bullet \) Basic notions of statistics and probability theory (see Appendix A). \(\bullet \) Calculus notions are an advantage.
CAMASTRA, Francesco +1 more
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The general theory of decisions
Information Sciences, 2016zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Rafik A. Aliev +3 more
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Philosophy of Science, 1983
It is not easy to assess the extent to which decision theory constitutes a contribution to philosophy. On the one hand, the enthusiasts seem tirelessly to churn out highly technical Bayesian reconstructions of scientific practice. On the other hand, their opponents dismiss the result as a body of theory that is overidealized and falsely precise ...
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It is not easy to assess the extent to which decision theory constitutes a contribution to philosophy. On the one hand, the enthusiasts seem tirelessly to churn out highly technical Bayesian reconstructions of scientific practice. On the other hand, their opponents dismiss the result as a body of theory that is overidealized and falsely precise ...
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Interventionist decision theory
Synthese, 2016zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
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utility theory and decision theory
1987The conjunction of utility theory and decision theory involves formulations of decision making in which the criteria for choice among competing alternatives are based on numerical representations of the decision agent’s preferences and values. Utility theory as such refers to those representations and to assumptions about preferences that correspond to
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Decision Theories and Methodologies
2018This chapter introduces the extant decision theories. Whereas the literature segments the field into the Normative, Descriptive, and Prescriptive theories, we identify a fourth. That is the Declarative strand of decision-making. We discuss all four strands of research and praxis. We locate our prescriptive paradigm in the Prescriptive segment.
Victor Tang, Kevin Otto, Warren Seering
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2004
AbstractThis article is about decision theory and morality. Its main point is to show how the formal apparatus of decision theory is connected to some abstract issues in moral theory. It does not aim to be comprehensive. Its preliminaries section explains how to think about utility and the advice that decision theory gives.
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AbstractThis article is about decision theory and morality. Its main point is to show how the formal apparatus of decision theory is connected to some abstract issues in moral theory. It does not aim to be comprehensive. Its preliminaries section explains how to think about utility and the advice that decision theory gives.
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Multi-stakeholder decision theory
Annals of Operations Research, 2017zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Danny Samson +3 more
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