torekp comments on A summary of Savage's foundations for probability and utility. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: torekp 25 May 2011 11:54:25PM 0 points [-]

Right. (Not my preference necessarily, but a rational person's.) The facts in question include past actions, which can form the basis of regrets. The value of an event can depend on its historical context - that doesn't seem unreasonable.

Comment author: Will_Sawin 26 May 2011 01:55:04AM 0 points [-]

Would we be able to write the outcomes as full histories?

Comment author: torekp 30 May 2011 07:22:51PM 0 points [-]

I don't see why not. However, I haven't seen many (any?) decision theory treatments that do so.