Fundamental uncertainty : rationality and plausible reasoning /

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Imprint:	Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Description:	xx, 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Uncertainty. Reasoning. Rationalism. Practical reason. Decision-making. Rational expectations (Economic theory) Reasoning -- Econometric models. Decision making. Practical reason. Rational expectations (Economic theory) Rationalism. Reasoning. Uncertainty.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8358128

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Other authors / contributors:	Marzetti Dall'Aste Brandolini, Silva. Scazzieri, Roberto.
ISBN:	9780230594272 (hbk.) 0230594271 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	"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.
Other form:	Online version: Fundamental uncertainty. Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Table of Contents:

Fundamental Uncertainty and Plausible Reasoning: Introduction
Logic, Empiricism and Probability Structures
The Weight of Argument
Inductive Intuition
A Theory of Similarity and Uncertainty
Generalized Theory of Uncertainty: Principal Concepts and Ideas
The Weight of Argument and Economic Decisions
The Relevance Quotient and Probabilistic Equilibrium
Non Self-Averaging Phenomena in Macroeconomics: Neglected Sources of Uncertainty and Policy Ineffectiveness
Induction and Atomic Universe: 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

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