Off-topic but maybe of interest to some readers. While following the link to Luke’s post on cognitive science I looked for more books by the author of the discussed book and saw that Jose Luis Bermudez wrote another one called Decision Theory and Rationality. It sounds very LWish:
This fine book conducts a deep analysis and subtle evaluation of decision theory… Many valuable points about decision theory and rationality arise during this book’s meticulous, probing examination of various accounts of utility, outcomes, and consistency among choices over time…
That might be outdated given that Yudkowsky et al. are developing a new decision theory. But it might be a good introductory work? If someone could point me to other basic works on decision theory I’d be grateful.
Off-topic but maybe of interest to some readers. While following the link to Luke’s post on cognitive science I looked for more books by the author of the discussed book and saw that Jose Luis Bermudez wrote another one called Decision Theory and Rationality. It sounds very LWish:
That might be outdated given that Yudkowsky et al. are developing a new decision theory. But it might be a good introductory work? If someone could point me to other basic works on decision theory I’d be grateful.
Also, there is a professional review of the book by Lara Buchak (Rutgers) at NDPR.
BTW, that book is online if you know where to look.