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082 _a519.542 PET
100 _aPeterson, Martin.,
245 _aIntroduction to decision theory
260 _aCambridge:
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2009.
300 _ax, 317 p.:
_b ill.;
_c25 cm.
490 _aCambridge introductions to philosophy.
500 _aThis up-to-date introduction to decision theory offers comprehensive and accessible discussions of decision making under ignorance and risk, the foundations of utility theory, the debate over subjectiveand objective probability, Bayesianism, causal decision theory, game theory and social choice theory. No mathematical skills are assumed, and all concepts and results are explained in non-technical and intuitive as well as more formal ways. There are over 100 exercises with solutions, and a glossary of key terms and concepts-BOOK JACKET
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