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John Broome A mistaken argument against the expected utility theory of rationality article Maurice Allais has persistently directed a number of arguments against expected utility theory, considered as a theory of rationality. This paper exposes a mathematical error that vitiates one of these arguments.

A mistaken argument against the expected utility theory of rationality

John Broome

Theory and decision, vol. 18, no. 3, 1985, pp. 313–319

Abstract

Maurice Allais has persistently directed a number of arguments against expected utility theory, considered as a theory of rationality. This paper exposes a mathematical error that vitiates one of these arguments.