This thesis explores the topic of decision under conditions of complete uncertainty,
advocating an interdisciplinary perspective that benefits from the insights of both
economists and philosophers. Thus far, most of the results in the field have been the
work of economists who have been responsible for important theorems and axiomatic
characterizatoins of a variety of decision rules. While proceeding from a different
methodology and focus, tantalizingly similar conjectures have been made by philosophical logicians. While the work of the latter has not (yet) become as advanced
in deriving important theorems, I suggest that philosophers have something useful
to offer in their method of analysis that would be useful in evaluating the different
solutions to standard problems in the field. I attempt to provide a new solution
motivated by both disciplines.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:NSHD.ca#10222/15392 |
| Date | 22 August 2012 |
| Creators | Phang, Kevin |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
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