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Foundations and Applications of Decision Theory

Volume II: Epistemic and Social Applications

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  • © 1978

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Editors:
  1. Clifford Ala Hooker

    1. The University of Western Ontario, Canada

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  2. James J. Leach

    1. The University of Western Ontario, Canada

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  3. Edward Francis McClennen

    1. Washington University, St. Louis, USA

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Part of the book series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science (WONS, volume 13b)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Policy-Formation with Issue-Processing and Transformation of Issues

    • David Braybrooke
    Pages 1-15

  3. A Diagrammatic Exposition of the Logic of Collective Action

    • John Chamberlin
    Pages 17-27

  4. Decision-Theoretic Analysis of Rawls’ Original Position

    • Leon Ellsworth
    Pages 29-45

  5. The Social Contract: Individual Decision or Collective Bargain?

    • David Gauthier
    Pages 47-67

  6. On Relating Individual and Social Decisions

    • Alfred Kuhn
    Pages 69-89

  7. Distributive Justice

    • R. D. Rosenkrantz
    Pages 91-119

  8. Toward A Theory of Sociality

    • Frederic Schick
    Pages 121-130

  9. Evolution and Fine-Grained Environmental Runs

    • Alan R. Templeton, Edward D. Rothman
    Pages 131-183

  10. Power in Electoral Games

    • Donald Wittman
    Pages 185-206

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 207-210
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About this book

1. INTRODUCTION In the Spring of 1975 we held an international workshop on the Foundations and Application of Decision Theory at the University of Western Ontario. To help structure the workshop into ordered and manageable sessions we distri­ buted the following statement of our goals to all invited participants. They in turn responded with useful revisions and suggested their own areas of interest. Since this procedure provided the eventual format of the sessions, we include it here as the most appropriate introduction to these collected papers result­ ing from the workshop. The reader can readily gauge the approximation to our mutual goals. 2. STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE (Attached to this statement is a bibliography; names of persons cited in the statement and writing in this century will be found referenced in the biblio­ graphy - certain 'classics' aSide. ) 2. 1. Preamble We understand in the following the Theory of Decisions in a broader sense than is presently customary, construing it to embrace a general theory of decision-making, including social, political and economic theory and applica­ tions. Thus, we subsume the Theory of Games under the head of Decision Theory, regarding it as a particularly clearly formulated version of part of the general theory of decision-making.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The University of Western Ontario, Canada

    Clifford Ala Hooker, James J. Leach

  • Washington University, St. Louis, USA

    Edward Francis McClennen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Foundations and Applications of Decision Theory

  • Book Subtitle: Volume II: Epistemic and Social Applications

  • Editors: Clifford Ala Hooker, James J. Leach, Edward Francis McClennen

  • Series Title: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9792-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1978

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0844-1Published: 30 April 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-9794-3Published: 17 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-9792-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1566-659X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1974

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 210

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of the Social Sciences

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