Fundamental uncertainly : rationality and plausible reasoning

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Author:

Scazzieri, Roberto.

ISBN:

9780230594272

Publication Information:

Basingstoke, England ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Physical Description:

xx, 348 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Contents:

Introduction: fundamental uncertainty and plausible reasoning -- Logic, empiricism and probability structures -- The weight of argument -- A critical evaluation of comparative probability -- A theory of similarity and uncertainty -- Generalized theory of uncertainty: principal concepts and ideas -- Weight of argument and economic decisions -- The relevance quotient: Keynes and Carnap -- Non self-averaging phenomena in macroeconomics: neglected sources of uncertainty and policy ineffectiveness -- A critical reorientation of Keynes's economic and philosophical thoughts -- Uncertainty and rationality: Keynes and modern economics -- Moral good and right conduct: a general theory of welfare under fundamental uncertainty / S. Marzetti.

Abstract:

"This volume addresses the subject of uncertainty from the point of view of an extended conception of rationality. In particular, the contributions explore the premises and implications of plausible reasoning when probabilities are non-measurable or unknown, and when the space of possible events is only partially identified."--Publisher description.

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Marzetti Dall'Aste Brandolini, Silva.

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This volume addresses the subject of uncertainty from the point of view of an extended conception of rationality. In particular, the contributions explore the premises and implications of plausible reasoning when probabilities are non-measurable or unknown, and when the space of possible events is only partially identified.