Formal epistemology, including the relation between full and partial belief, Bayesian and other interpretations of probability, and confirmation theory; decision theory and game theory, including topics such as risk vs uncertainty; utility and expected utility; causal and evidential decision theory; zero sum and nonzero sum games such as prisoner’s dilemma. Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Formal epistemology, including the relation between full and partial belief, Bayesian and other interpretations of probability, and confirmation theory; decision theory and game theory, including topics such as risk vs uncertainty; utility and expected utility; causal and evidential decision theory; zero sum and nonzero sum games such as prisoner’s dilemma. Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
