A Plea for Plausibility: Toward a Comparative Decision Theory

ISBN-13: 9781032402895 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 272 str.

Spain) Welch John R. (St. Louis University - Madrid

Opis

This book develops an original theory of decision-making based on the concept of plausibility. The author advocates plausible reasoning as a general philosophical method and demonstrates how it can be applied to problems in argumentation theory, scientific theory choice, risk management, ethics, law, economics, and epistemology.

O autorze

John R. Welch is Professor Emeritus at Saint Louis University – Madrid Campus. He is the author of Moral Strata: Another Approach to Reflective Equilibrium and numerous articles and book chapters in specialized publications. He is also the editor of Other Voices: Readings in Spanish Philosophy.