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8 - Decision

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2018

Eric Winsberg
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University of South Florida
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Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan. 2003. Bayesian Epistemology. An extremely useful reference on Bayesian methods in the sciences, as well as their application to solving problems in philosophy of science and epistemology.Google Scholar
Peterson, Martin. 2009. An Introduction to Decision Theory. An excellent philosophical introduction to decision theory – including good discussions of the interpretation of probability and Bayesian inference.Google Scholar
Bradley, Richard and Steele, Katie. 2015. “Making Climate Decisions,” Philosophy Compass. An outstanding discussion of decision theory in the context of climate science and climate policy making.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Broome, John. 2012. Climate Matters: Ethics in a Warming World. A lucidly written and pioneering introduction to the field of climate ethics.Google Scholar
Nordhaus, William D. 2015. The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World. Especially parts 3 and 4. A set of recommended policy responses to global climate change by Nordhaus derived from his model-based approach to cost benefit analysis of climate mitigation policy. Readers should be warned that many of Nordhaus’s recommendations are considered overly optimistic by well-informed experts – for many of the reasons discussed in this chapter.Google Scholar
Frisch, Mathias. 2013. “Modeling Climate Policies: A Critical Look at Integrated Assessment Models,” Philosophy & Technology. A comprehensive critique of model-based cost benefit analyses of climate mitigation strategies. Many of my arguments in section 8.5 follow Frisch.Google Scholar

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  • Decision
  • Eric Winsberg, University of South Florida
  • Book: Philosophy and Climate Science
  • Online publication: 19 April 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108164290.009
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  • Decision
  • Eric Winsberg, University of South Florida
  • Book: Philosophy and Climate Science
  • Online publication: 19 April 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108164290.009
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  • Decision
  • Eric Winsberg, University of South Florida
  • Book: Philosophy and Climate Science
  • Online publication: 19 April 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108164290.009
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