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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Bradley (London School of Economics and Political Science)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.50cm Weight: 0.520kg ISBN: 9781108793612ISBN 10: 1108793614 Pages: 349 Publication Date: 02 April 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList 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.Reviews'Decision Theory with a Human Face is a major work that unifies and expands on an already impressive body of work from Bradley. It is difficult to think of many major debates in philosophical decision theory to which it does not make significant contributions.' Timothy Luke Williamson, Metascience '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 'Decision Theory with a Human Face is a major work that unifies and expands on an already impressive body of work from Bradley. It is difficult to think of many major debates in philosophical decision theory to which it does not make significant contributions.' Timothy Luke Williamson, Metascience Author InformationRichard 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |