On Time-Free Theories of Decision Making

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"Rationality" is often espoused as a method of understanding what is true, and as a method of making decisions on how to act. As the former, it has (in many respects) been very successful. On the latter front, as a program for an agent, it is often somewhat less successful. In areas where decisions can be made with substantial delay, there is a finite problem-space, and the ability to systematically evaluate options, rationality works fine.

On Time-Free Theories of Decision Making 29 May 2017 On Time-Free Theories of Decision Making "Rationality" is often espoused as a method of understanding what is true, and as a method of making decisions on how to act. As the former, it has (in many respects) been very successful. On the latter front, as a program for an agent, it is often somewhat less successful. In areas where decisions can be made with substantial delay, there is a finite problem-space, and the ability to systematically evaluate options, rationality works fine. When relaxing these constraints, things get dicier. Given an

On Time-Free Theories of Decision Making

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