TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bradley,Richard
TI  - Decision theory with a human face
SN  - 9781107003217
U1  - SA.16 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Stasistics
KW  - Decision Theory
N1  - Includes bibliography and index; Decision problems -- Rationality -- Uncertainty -- Justifying Bayesianism -- Rational belief and desire -- Conditional attitudes -- Conditionals and the Ramsey test -- Multidimensional possible-World semantics -- Taking action -- The learning agent -- Imprecise Bayesianism -- Changing your mind -- Decision making under ambiguity -- Confidence
N2  - When making decisions, people naturally face uncertainty about the potential consequences of their actions due in part to limits in their capacity to represent, evaluate or deliberate. Nonetheless, they aim to make the best decisions possible. In Decision Theory with a Human Face, Richard Bradley develops new theories of agency and rational decision-making, offering guidance on how 'real' agents who are aware of their bounds should represent the uncertainty they face, how they should revise their opinions as a result of experience and how they should make decisions when lacking full awareness of, or precise opinions on relevant contingencies. He engages with the strengths and flaws of Bayesian reasoning, and presents clear and comprehensive explorations of key issues in decision theory, from belief and desire to semantics and learning. His book draws on philosophy, economics, decision science and psychology, and will appeal to readers in all of these disciplines
ER  -