Foundations of Rational Choice Under Risk - Hardcover

Anand, Paul

 
9780198233039: Foundations of Rational Choice Under Risk
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0198233035 ISBN 13: 9780198233039
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1993

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The author describes and evaluates a number of existing criticisms of the formal theory of rationality and subjective expected utility theory. The latter rests on axioms that are usually regarded as principles of rationality; that is, principles that a rational person would never want to violate. The author claims that these axioms cannot be shown to be principles of rationality in this sense and provides his own axiomatic alternative account of rational choice. He finds that rationality is not a behavioural entity, but rather has to do with the relation between an agent's preferences and his or her behaviour. The book rejuvenates the old risk uncertainty distinction and draws together many of the critiques of the standard axioms such as transitivity and independence.

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The author describes and evaluates a number of existing criticisms of the formal theory of rationality and subjective expected utility theory. The latter rests on axioms that are usually regarded as principles of rationality; that is, principles that a rational person would never want to violate. The author claims that these axioms cannot be shown to be principles of rationality in this sense and provides his own axiomatic alternative account of rational choice. He finds that rationality is not a behavioural entity, but rather has to do with the relation between an agent's preferences and his or her behaviour. The book rejuvenates the old risk uncertainty distinction and draws together many of the critiques of the standard axioms such as transitivity and independence.

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Verlag
Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0198233035
ISBN 13 
9780198233039
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
176
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