How To Make The Right Decision | J McKenzie Alexander

How To Make The Right Decision | J McKenzie Alexander

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Cognitive science has shown that all of us suffer from biases that distort our reality, impair our judgement and lead us to bad decisions. Hear author and head of philosophy at LSE, J. McKenzie Alexander guide a workshop session that talks through the findings of contemporary decision theory and what's really involved when we make a choice.

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J McKenzie Alexander: J McKenzie Alexander is Professor in Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method in the London School of Economics. In addition to being the Head of Department for Philosophy, he is also the Programme Directors of the MSc Philosophy of the Social Sciences at the LSE.

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