The Structure of Values and Norms |
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| Author:
| Hansson, Sven Ove |
| Contribution by:
| Adams, Ernest W.
Binmore, Ken
Butterfield, Jeremy
Diaconis, Persi W.
Harper, William L.
Skyrms, Brian
Harsanyi, John
Jeffrey, Richard C.
Spohn, Wolfgang
Suppes, Patrick |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-79204-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $103.00 |
Book Description:
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Formal representations of values and norms are employed in several academic disciplines and specialties, such as economics, jurisprudence, decision theory, and social choice theory. Hansson has developed a unified formal representation of values and norms that reflects both their static and their dynamic properties. This formalized treatment, carried out in terms of both informal value theory and precise logical detail, will contribute to the clarification of certain issues in the...
More DescriptionFormal representations of values and norms are employed in several academic disciplines and specialties, such as economics, jurisprudence, decision theory, and social choice theory. Hansson has developed a unified formal representation of values and norms that reflects both their static and their dynamic properties. This formalized treatment, carried out in terms of both informal value theory and precise logical detail, will contribute to the clarification of certain issues in the basic philosophical theory of values and norms.