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Money-Pump Arguments Johan E. Gustafsson (University of York)

Money-Pump Arguments By Johan E. Gustafsson (University of York)

Money-Pump Arguments by Johan E. Gustafsson (University of York)


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This Element shows how Expected Utility Theory can be defended by money-pump arguments. The Element also defends money-pump arguments from the standard objections to this kind of approach. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Money-Pump Arguments Summary

Money-Pump Arguments by Johan E. Gustafsson (University of York)

Suppose that you prefer A to B, B to C, and C to A. Your preferences violate Expected Utility Theory by being cyclic. Money-pump arguments offer a way to show that such violations are irrational. Suppose that you start with A. Then you should be willing to trade A for C and then C for B. But then, once you have B, you are offered a trade back to A for a small cost. Since you prefer A to B, you pay the small sum to trade from B to A. But now you have been turned into a money pump. You are back to the alternative you started with but with less money. This Element shows how each of the axioms of Expected Utility Theory can be defended by money-pump arguments of this kind. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Table of Contents

1. Money-pump arguments; 2. Acyclicity; 3. Completeness; 4. Transitivity; 5. Independence; 6. Continuity; 7. Against resolute choice; 8. Against infinite money pumps.

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NPB9781108718950
9781108718950
1108718957
Money-Pump Arguments by Johan E. Gustafsson (University of York)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2022-10-13
100
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