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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy
  • Decision Theory
  • Moral Psychology

Background:

  • Bermúdez's model of quasi-cyclical preferences is commonly used to explain agent behavior in complex situations.
  • This model has been applied to historical and literary figures, such as Agamemnon, to understand their choices.
  • Existing interpretations may not fully capture the nuances of agent decision-making in such scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate the adequacy of Bermúdez's quasi-cyclical preferences.
  • To propose and elaborate on two alternative theoretical frameworks for understanding agent preferences.
  • To offer a more accurate representation of how agents' preferences function in decision-making.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of preference theory in decision-making.
  • Development of alternative models based on agent's personal betterness orderings.
  • Exploration of an alternative model based on an agent's dispositional summaries of actions.

Main Results:

  • The quasi-cyclical preferences model is found to be an imperfect representation of agent preferences.
  • An alternative model, focusing on the agent's personal betterness ordering of acts, provides a stronger account.
  • A second alternative model, interpreting preferences as a summary of an agent's dispositions to act, also offers significant explanatory power.

Conclusions:

  • The study suggests that agent preferences are better understood through personal betterness or dispositional summaries.
  • These alternative accounts offer more robust explanations for complex decision-making than the quasi-cyclical model.
  • Revisiting the theoretical underpinnings of preference representation is crucial for advancing decision theory and moral psychology.