{"product_id":"the-covenant-of-reason-rationality-and-the-commitments-of-thought-hardback-9780521572880","title":"The Covenant of Reason; Rationality and the Commitments of Thought (Hardback) 9780521572880","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Covenant of Reason\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRationality and the Commitments of Thought\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA collection of essays by Isaac Levi on rational choice and belief, covering a wide range of topics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIsaac Levi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521572880, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 September 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIsaac Levi is one of the preeminent philosophers in the areas of pragmatic rationality and epistemology. This collection of essays constitutes an important presentation of his original and influential ideas about rational choice and belief. A wide range of topics is covered, including consequentialism and sequential choice, consensus, voluntarism of belief, and the tolerance of the opinions of others. The essays elaborate on the idea that principles of rationality are norms that regulate the coherence of our beliefs and values with our rational choices. The norms impose minimal constraints on deliberation and inquiry, but they also impose demands well beyond the capacities of deliberating agents. This major collection will be eagerly sought out by a wide range of philosophers in epistemology, logic, and philosophy of science, as well as economists, decision theorists, and statisticians.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Rationality and commitment\u003cbr\u003e 2. Rationality, prediction and autonomous choice\u003cbr\u003e 3. The logic of full belief\u003cbr\u003e 4. Consequentialism and sequential choice\u003cbr\u003e 5. Prediction, deliberation and correlated equilibrium\u003cbr\u003e 6. On indeterminate probabilities\u003cbr\u003e 7. Consensus as shared agreement and outcome of inquiry\u003cbr\u003e 8. Compromising Bayesianism: a plea for indeterminacy\u003cbr\u003e 9. Pareto unanimity and consensus\u003cbr\u003e 10. The paradoxes of Allais and Ellsberg\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conflict and inquiry\u003cbr\u003e 12. The ethics of controversy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy: logic [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy: logic\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy:%20logic%20%5BHPL%5D%22\"\u003eHPL\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46066002395416,"sku":"9780521572880","price":74.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521572880i.jpg?v=1691408712","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-covenant-of-reason-rationality-and-the-commitments-of-thought-hardback-9780521572880","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}