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3rd Topoi Conference: New Trends in Rational Choice Theory (27-28 October 2016)

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Idea and Motivation

Rational choice theory (RCT) has been philosophically explored for decades. In particular, its traditional guise of expected utility theory has long been both extremely useful in philosophy and heavily criticized. Still, many particular attempts to expand, question or replace expected utility theory have recently surfaced.

Program

Thursday, 27 October 2016

TimeTopic
13:30 - 14:45 Arif Ahmed: Rationality and Future Discounting
14:45 - 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:45 Orri Stefansson: Gambling with Death
15:45 - 16:30 Jean Baccelli: Risk Attitudes in Axiomatic Decision Theory – A Conceptual Perspective
16:30 - 16:45 Coffee Break
16:45 - 18:00 Richard Pettigrew: Choosing for Changing Selves
19:30 Dinner

Friday, 28 October 2016

TimeTopic
09:30 - 10:45 L.A. Paul: The Structure of Epistemic Revolutions
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45 Casey Helgeson: Framing Decisions under Deep Uncertainty
11:45 - 12:30 Wynn Stirling & Luca Tummolini: Coordinated Rational Choice and Group Rationality
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45 Hadrien Mamou: Reindividuation of Alternatives and Relevant Descriptions
14:45 - 15:30 Paul Weirich: Risk as a Consequence
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:15 Christian List: Reason-based Choice and Transformative Experience

Acknowledgment

The workshop is supported by Topoi: An International Journal in Philosophy and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation through an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship.

Photo Credits

Header background: fdecomite, "Tracks in brown". Some right reserved (desaturated from original). Source: www.piqs.de.