DIMACS TR: 2003-21
From Decision Theory to Decision Aiding Methodology
Authors: Alexis Tsoukiās
ABSTRACT
The paper presents the author's partial and personal historical
reconstruction of how decision theory evolved to decision aiding
methodology. The presentation shows mainly how ``alternative''
approaches to classic decision theory evolved. In the paper is
claimed that all such decision ``theories'' share a common
methodological feature which is the use of formal and abstract
languages as well as of a model of rationality. Different decision
aiding approaches can thus be defined, depending on the origin of
the model of rationality used in the decision aiding process. The
concept of decision aiding process is then introduced and
analysed. The paper ultimate claim is that all such approaches can
be seen as part of a decision aiding methodology.
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