Decision Theory and Rationality

by José Luis Bermúdez

The concept of rationality is a common thread through the human and social sciences -- from political science to philosophy, from economics to sociology, and from management science to decision analysis. But what counts as rational action and rational behavior?

Jose Luis Bermudez explores decision theory as a theory of rationality. Decision theory is the mathematical theory of choice and for many social scientists it makes the concept of rationality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199596247
• ISBN13: 9780199596249
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"