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Models of decision-making : simplifying choices /

"Classical decision theory evaluates entire worlds, specified so as to include everything a decision-maker cares about. Thus applying decision theory requires performing computations far beyond an ordinary decision-maker's ability. In this book Paul Weirich explains how individuals can sim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weirich, Paul, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Classical decision theory evaluates entire worlds, specified so as to include everything a decision-maker cares about. Thus applying decision theory requires performing computations far beyond an ordinary decision-maker's ability. In this book Paul Weirich explains how individuals can simplify and streamline their choices. He shows how different "parts" of options (intrinsic, temporal, spatiotemporal, causal) are separable, so that we can know what difference one part makes to the value of an option, regardless of what happens in the other parts"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 263 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781316248294
1316248291
9781139939515
1139939513
9781316250181
1316250180