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020			_a9781316507957
041			_aeng
082			_a121 _bEEL
100			_aEells, Ellery
245		0	_aRational decision and causality / _cEllery Eells.
260			_aNew York: _bCambridge university press, _c2016.
300			_axi, 216 p.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1 Bayesianism Subjective expected utility Foundations of subjective probability Learning 2 The philosophical and psychological significance of Bayesian decision theory A theory of human rationality A theory of human behavior Foundations and applications of subjective probability 3 Bayesian decision theories: some details Ramsey Savage Jeffrey Existence theorem Uniqueness theorem A comparison 4 The counterexamples 5 Causal decision theories Gibbard and Harper Skyrms Lewis Discussion 6 Common causes, reasons and symptomatic acts 7 A general defense of PMCEU The ''tickle defense'' The more general setting The weaker assumptions Causes, reasons and probability The general defense 8 Newcomb's paradox
520			_aFirst 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			_aBayesian statistical decision theory.
650			_aUtility theory.
650			_aCausation.
942			_cENG
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