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Introduction

 

Lecture 03

Philosophical Issues in Behavioural Science

This is a lecture with various elements that can be assembled into slightly different arguments.
This is not the order of the lecture but the biggest argument, which I will focus on.
characterising belief + desire is a problem decision theory offers a solution the dual-proces theory of instrumental action entails that the solution is wrong we cannot use decision theory to characterise belief and desire

essay question:

Which, if any, applications of decision theory are incompatible with the truth of Dickinson’s dual process theory of action?

challenge

Discover why people act,
individually and jointly.

As you remember, this course is based on a simple challenge.

challenge

Discover why people act,
individually and jointly.

So far we considered only philosophical and psychological: time for the third corner of our triange, the formalizable.

challenge

Discover why people act,
individually and jointly.

Last week we did this ...

challenge

Discover why people act,
individually and jointly.

We will consider the relation between the psychological theory and the formal theory.