| Thinking about Acting: Logical Foundations for Rational Decision Making Contributor(s): Pollock, John L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195304810 ISBN-13: 9780195304817 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: John Pollock aims to construct a theory of rational decision making for real agents--not ideal agents. Real agents have limited cognitive powers, but traditional theories of rationality have applied only to idealized agents that lack such constraints. Pollock argues that theories of ideal rationality are largely irrelevant to the decision making of real agents. Thinking about Acting aims to provide a theory of "real rationality." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Logic - Business & Economics | Decision Making & Problem Solving - Education | Decision Making & Problem Solving |
| Dewey: 519.542 |
| LCCN: 2005054921 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.32" W x 9.4" (1.19 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Pollock aims to construct a theory of rational decision making for real agents--not ideal agents. Real agents have limited cognitive powers, but traditional theories of rationality have applied only to idealized agents that lack such constraints. Pollock argues that theories of ideal rationality are largely irrelevant to the decision making of real agents. Thinking about Acting aims to provide a theory of real rationality. |
