Ambiguity and logic (Record no. 373348)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780521531719
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 128.4
Item number S2A6
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Schick, Frederic
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245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Ambiguity and logic
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2003
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press
Place of publication, distribution, etc. UK
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent ix, 154 p.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price type code PND
Price amount 17.99
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In his book Frederic Schick develops his challenge to standard decision theory. He argues that talk of the beliefs and desires of an agent is not sufficient to explain choices. To account for a given choice we need to take into consideration how the agent understands the problem, how he sees in a selective way the options open to him. The author applies his new logic to a host of common human predicaments. Why do people in choice experiments act so often against expectations? Why do people cooperate in situations where textbook logic predicts that they won't? What exactly is weakness of will? What are people reporting when they say their lives have no meaning for them? This book questions the foundations of technical and philosophical decision theory and will appeal to all those who work in that field, be they philosophers, economists and psychologists. (http://www.us.cambridge.org/asia/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521531719)
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Ambiguity
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Decision making
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Logic
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        Ahmedabad Ahmedabad   23/11/2011 Books India   128.4 S2A6 174479 25/09/2012 25/09/2012 Book

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