Thinking About Acting: Logical Foundations for Rational Decision Making

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press USA (2006)
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John Pollock aims to construct a theory of rational decision making for real agents--not ideal agents. Pollock argues that theories of ideal rationality are largely irrelevant to the decision making of real agents. Thinking about Acting aims to provide a theory of "real rationality."

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