Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 161 g
Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 161 g
Reihe: Elements in Decision Theory and Philosophy
ISBN: 978-1-108-71895-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Suppose that you prefer A to B, B to C, and A to C. Your preferences violate Expected Utility Theory by being cyclic. Money-pump arguments offer a way to show that such violations are irrational. Suppose that you start with A. Then you should be willing to trade A for C and then C for B. But then, once you have C, you are offered a trade back to A for a small cost. Since you prefer A to C, you pay the small sum to trade from C to A. But now you have been turned into a money pump. You are back to the alternative you started with but with less money. This Element shows how each of the axioms of Expected Utility Theory can be defended by money-pump arguments of this kind. The Element also defends money-pump arguments from the standard objections to this kind of approach. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. Money-pump arguments; 2. Acyclicity; 3. Completeness; 4. Transitivity; 5. Independence; 6. Continuity; 7. Against resolute choice; 8. Against infinite money pumps.
