How to Make the Right Decision | Jason McKenzie Alexander

Philosophy For Our Times

English - May 26, 2020 17:50 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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Cognitive science has shown that all of us suffer from biases that distort our reality, impair our judgement and lead us to bad decisions. Here author J. McKenzie Alexander guides a workshop session that talks through the findings of contemporary decision theory and what's really involved when we make a choice.

Head of Philosophy at the London School of Economics, Jason McKenzie Alexander is an expert in evolutionary game theory and its application to the evolution of morality and social norms.

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