Decision instability

Australasian Journal of Philosophy 63 (4):465 – 472 (1985)
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Abstract

In some decision problems adoption of an option furnishes evidence about the option's consequences. Rational decisions take account of that evidence, although it makes an option's adoption changes the option's expected utility.

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Paul Weirich
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