Decision Theory

The main readings for this section are:

• Section 1 and Section 3 from Briggs (2019)
• Chapter 4, Section 4.3 from Hausman, McPherson, and Satz (2020)
• Chapter 3, pp. 65 - 81 from Gaus and Thrasher (2021)
• Chapter 3, pp. 46 - 53 from Reiss (2013)

Briggs, R. A. 2019. “Normative Theories of Rational Choice: Expected Utility.” In The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward N. Zalta, Fall 2019. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/rationality-normative-utility/; Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.

Gaus, Gerald, and John Thrasher. 2021. Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: An Introduction. Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691219790/philosophy-politics-and-economics.

Hausman, Daniel, Michael McPherson, and Debra Satz. 2020. Economic Analysis, Moral Philosophy, and Public Policy. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316663011.

Reiss, Julian. 2013. Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Philosophy-of-Economics-A-Contemporary-Introduction/Reiss/p/book/9780415881173.