Evidence, Decision and Causality

Name: Evidence, Decision and Causality
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107020894
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ISBN: 9781107020894

by Arif Ahmed

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 1107020891

ISBN-13 9781107020894

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 7th, 2014

Print length 258 Pages

Weight 52 grams

Dimensions 15.80 x 22.90 x 2.00 cms

Product Classification: Decision theory: general Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge Cognition & cognitive psychology Cognition and cognitive psychology Philosophy of science Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge

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Aimed at philosophers and those with an interest in rational choice. Economic theory, quantum mechanics and voting all seem to illustrate a deep puzzle about the practical role of causality. This book advances the debate, introduces many new examples and assesses the practical relevance of the philosophical discussion.

Most philosophers agree that causal knowledge is essential to decision-making: agents should choose from the available options those that probably cause the outcomes that they want. This book argues against this theory and in favour of evidential or Bayesian decision theory, which emphasises the symptomatic value of options over their causal role. It examines a variety of settings, including economic theory, quantum mechanics and philosophical thought-experiments, where causal knowledge seems to make a practical difference. The arguments make novel use of machinery from other areas of philosophical inquiry, including first-person epistemology and the free will debate. The book also illustrates the applicability of decision theory itself to questions about the direction of time and the special epistemic status of agents.

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