Cyan comments on Open Thread: January 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Cyan 11 January 2010 02:00:38PM * 1 point [-]

Cox's theorem doesn't deal with utility, only plausibility. The utility stuff comes from looking at preference relations -- some big names there are von Neumann, Morgenstern and L.J. Savage.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 11 January 2010 08:48:04PM 1 point [-]

Also keyword, "Dutch book".

Comment author: Zack_M_Davis 11 January 2010 08:44:14PM 0 points [-]

Right, I knew that. Thanks.