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Rational decision and causality / (Record no. 99087)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781316507957 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 121 |
| Item number | EEL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author name | Eells, Ellery |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Rational decision and causality / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Ellery Eells. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge university press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2016. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xi, 216 p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1 Bayesianism<br/>Subjective expected utility<br/>Foundations of subjective probability<br/>Learning<br/>2 The philosophical and psychological significance of Bayesian decision theory<br/>A theory of human rationality<br/>A theory of human behavior<br/>Foundations and applications of subjective probability<br/>3 Bayesian decision theories: some details<br/>Ramsey<br/>Savage<br/>Jeffrey<br/>Existence theorem<br/>Uniqueness theorem<br/>A comparison<br/>4 The counterexamples<br/>5 Causal decision theories<br/>Gibbard and Harper<br/>Skyrms<br/>Lewis<br/>Discussion<br/>6 Common causes, reasons and symptomatic acts<br/>7 A general defense of PMCEU<br/>The ''tickle defense''<br/>The more general setting<br/>The weaker assumptions<br/>Causes, reasons and probability<br/>The general defense<br/>8 Newcomb's paradox |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | First published in 1982, Ellery Eells' original work on rational decision making had extensive implications for probability theorists, economists, statisticians and psychologists concerned with decision making and the employment of Bayesian principles. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Bayesian statistical decision theory. |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Utility theory. |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Causation. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Koha item type | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Bill Number | Accession Number | Full call number | Withdrawn status | Lost status | Not for loan | Collection |
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| Reference | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 13/05/2023 | 1870.00 | SINV00039/KML/CAMBRIDGE ONLINE | 277604 | 121 EEL | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | |||
| English Books | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | மூன்றாம் தளம் / Third floor | 13/05/2023 | SINV00039/KML/CAMBRIDGE ONLINE | 277605 | 121 EEL | ENGLISH - LENDING BOOKS | ||||
| English Books | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | மூன்றாம் தளம் / Third floor | 13/05/2023 | SINV00039/KML/CAMBRIDGE ONLINE | 277606 | 121 EEL | ENGLISH - LENDING BOOKS |