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John Pollock aims to construct a theory of rational decision making for real agents--not ideal agents. Real agents have limited cognitive powers, but traditional theories of rationality have applied only to idealized agents that lack such constraints. Pollock argues that theories of ideal rationalit...

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Main Author: Pollock, John L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Statistical decision.
Decidability (Mathematical logic)
Probabilities.
Induction (Logic)
Probability
Prise de décision (Statistique)
Décidabilité (Logique mathématique)
Probabilités.
Induction (Logique)
probability.
MATHEMATICS > Probability & Statistics > Bayesian Analysis.
Probabilities
Statistical decision
processus de décision > rationalité limitée > études diverses.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:John Pollock aims to construct a theory of rational decision making for real agents--not ideal agents. Real agents have limited cognitive powers, but traditional theories of rationality have applied only to idealized agents that lack such constraints. Pollock argues that theories of ideal rationality are largely irrelevant to the decision making of real agents. Thinking about Acting aims to provide a theory of "real rationality."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 267 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262) and index.
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