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PHIL 211 - Basic Decision Theory

Credit(s): 3
BASIC DECISION THEORY
Component: Lecture
Rational decision-making using only elementary logic and high-school algebra. Decisions under ignorance: max-min rules for preference orderings. Decisions under risk: probability, utility, and the expected-utility rule. Game theory: equilibrium strategies; prisoner’s dilemma. Social choices: voting paradoxes and Arrow’s theorem.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
University Breadth: Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology College of Arts and Sciences Breadth: GROUP D: A&S Math, Nat Sci & Technology Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
General Education Objectives:
GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5B: Reason Computationally GE5C: Reason Scientifically