From Decision Theory to Game Theory

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-009-52283-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 606 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 947 g

From Decision Theory to Game Theory shows how the reasoning patterns of common belief in rationality, correct beliefs and symmetric beliefs can be defined in a unified way. It explores the link between decision theory and game theory, particularly how various important classes of games (e.g., games with incomplete information, games with unawareness and psychological games), can be analysed from both a unified decision-theoretic and unified interactive-reasoning perspective. Providing a smooth transition between one-person decision theory and game theory, it views each game as a collection of one-person decision problems – one for every player. Written in a non-technical style, this book includes practical problems and examples from everyday life to make the material more accessible. The book is targeted at a wide audience, including students and scholars from economics, mathematics, business, philosophy, logic, computer science, artificial intelligence, sociology and political science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Perea, Andrés

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; Part I. Decision Problems: 2. Decision Problems; Part II. Standard Games: 3. Common Belief in Rationality in Standard Games; 4. Correct and Symmetric Beliefs in Standard Games; Part III. Incomplete Information: 5. Common Belief in Rationality with Incomplete Information; 6. Correct and Symmetric Beliefs with Incomplete Information; Part IV. Unawareness: Common 7. In Rationality with Unawareness; Part V. Psychological Games: 8. Common Belief in Rationality in Psychological Games; 9. Correct and Symmetric Beliefs in Psychological Games.

Über Autor(innen)

Perea, Andrés
Andrés Perea is an Associate Professor at Maastricht University. He is a game theorist working on the foundations of game theory and decision theory. He has published the books Rationality in Extensive Form Games (2001) and Epistemic Game Theory: Reasoning and Choice (2012), and has promoted epistemic game theory by various courses across the globe.