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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Decision theory > General
When making decisions, people naturally face uncertainty about the
potential consequences of their actions due in part to limits in
their capacity to represent, evaluate or deliberate. Nonetheless,
they aim to make the best decisions possible. In Decision Theory
with a Human Face, Richard Bradley develops new theories of agency
and rational decision-making, offering guidance on how 'real'
agents who are aware of their bounds should represent the
uncertainty they face, how they should revise their opinions as a
result of experience and how they should make decisions when
lacking full awareness of, or precise opinions on relevant
contingencies. He engages with the strengths and flaws of Bayesian
reasoning, and presents clear and comprehensive explorations of key
issues in decision theory, from belief and desire to semantics and
learning. His book draws on philosophy, economics, decision science
and psychology, and will appeal to readers in all of these
disciplines.
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