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This thesis will scrutinise to what extent theories of collective- or team-reasoning could solve ... more This thesis will scrutinise to what extent theories of collective- or team-reasoning could solve some of the main dilemmas (the prisoners' dilemma, stag-hunt and hi-lo) of game theory and subsequently improve its foundations. The theories of Bacharach [1999;2006], Hollis [1987;1998] and Sugden [1993;2000;2003] will be analysed in detail. The main contribution of this thesis will lie in the attempt to combine a theory of collective reasoning with a reason-based theory of rational choice, building up on the work of Dietrich & List [2013].
This essay will focus on assessing the axioms, or rather postulates as they are called, of Savage... more This essay will focus on assessing the axioms, or rather postulates as they are called, of Savage's (1954) representation theorem for the Subjective Expected Utility theory. What his representation theorem achieves is to prove the existence of an expected utility representation of the preferences of a rational agent. Getting clear about the status of 1 In the course of this essay we will use the notions of axiom, postulate and principle interchangeably. 2 In more mathematical terms, a representation theorem for a specific class of mathematical 0
In this paper we are going to analyse and spell out some of the philosophical implications of Ian... more In this paper we are going to analyse and spell out some of the philosophical implications of Ian Hacking's looping effect. More specifically we are interested in answering the plain question: what exactly is it? It is generally considered only to occur in the domain of the social sciences. Does the looping effect mark a methodological separation of the natural and the social sciences?
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Books by Matthias Wurtenberger
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