This paper explores ways to introduce commitment, as conceived in terms of plans and intentions, into decision theory. An intention-based representation theorem is proved, along with a proposal to model how plans simplify decision making for resource-bounded agents.

Abstract Vicarious responsibility is a notoriously puzzling notion in normative reasoning. In this article we will explore two fundamental issues, which call the “explication problem” and “justification problem”. The former issue concerns how vicarious can plausibly be defined terms of other concepts. latter ascriptions justified. We address these problems by combining ideas taken from legal th...

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