{"product_id":"rational-choice-using-imprecise-probabilities-paul-weirich-9781108713504","title":"Rational Choice Using Imprecise Probabilities and Utilities","description":"An agent often does not have precise probabilities or utilities to guide resolution of a decision problem. I advance a principle of rationality for making decisions in such cases. To begin, I represent the doxastic and conative state of an agent with a set of pairs of a probability assignment and a utility assignment. Then I support a decision principle that allows any act that maximizes expected utility according to some pair of assignments in the set. Assuming that computation of an option's expected utility uses comprehensive possible outcomes that include the option's risk, no consideration supports a stricter requirement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Weirich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1108713505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108713504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Paul Weirich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944351760639,"sku":"9781108713504","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a202758c-e028-42bf-b978-9f64b2c07a87.jpg?v=1681503158","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rational-choice-using-imprecise-probabilities-paul-weirich-9781108713504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}