We address the problem that gambles having undefined expectation pose for decision theory. Observing that to place a value on such a gamble exposes one to a finitary diachronic Dutch Book, we defend a variant of Mark Colyvan's ``Relative Expected Utility Theory'' ({\bf REUT}), noting that it has the property of never preferring a gamble $X$ to an identically distributed gamble $Y$. We demonstrate, however, that even {\bf REUT} subscribers succomb to diachronic incoherence should they assign infinite expectation to a gamble they actually confront. In a final section, we use basic principles of anthropic reasoning (as formulated by Brandon Carter) to show why one needn't ever do so
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Whilst Cumulative Prospect theory (CPT) provides an explanation of gambling on longshots at actuaria...
The desirable gambles framework offers the most comprehensive foundations for the theory of lower pr...
The principle that rational agents should maximize expected utility or choiceworthiness is intuitive...
We address the problem that gambles having undefined expectation pose for decision theory. Observing...
In their paper, “Vexing Expectations,” Nover and Hájek (2004) present an allegedly paradoxical betti...
We introduce a St. Petersburg-like game, which we call the ‘Pasadena game’, in which we toss a coin ...
We introduce a St. Petersburg-like game, which we call the 'Pasadena game', in which we toss a coin ...
In our 2004, we introduced two games in the spirit of the St Petersburg game, the Pasadena and Altad...
We investigate the problem of predicting the outcomes of a sequence of discrete random variables tha...
A decision maker observes the evolving state of the world while constantly trying to predict the nex...
Nover and Hájek (2004) suggested a variant of the St Petersburg game which they dubbed the Pasadena ...
Although expected utility theory has proven a fruitful and elegant theory in the finite realm, attem...
We pose and resolve several vexing decision theoretic puzzles. Some are variants of existing puzzles...
We address the question, in decision theory, of how the value of risky options (gambles) should be a...
Sets of desirable gambles constitute a quite general type of uncertainty model with an interesting g...
Whilst Cumulative Prospect theory (CPT) provides an explanation of gambling on longshots at actuaria...
The desirable gambles framework offers the most comprehensive foundations for the theory of lower pr...
The principle that rational agents should maximize expected utility or choiceworthiness is intuitive...