Lara Buchak

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Lara Buchak
Born1981
Education Princeton University (PhD), Harvard College (AB)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
Institutions Princeton University
Academic advisors Philip Noel Pettit, Adam Newman Elga
Main interests
decision-making

Lara Buchak (born 1981) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. She is known for her works on decision-making. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. Ahmad, Arif. "Book review: Lara Buchak // risk and rationality" (PDF). British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.
  2. Briggs, Rachael (9 March 2015). "Review of Risk and Rationality". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.
  3. Collins, John (2 October 2015). "Risk and Rationality, by Buchak, Lara: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. xii + 256, £40 (hardback)". Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 93 (4): 825–828. doi:10.1080/00048402.2015.1029500. ISSN   0004-8402.
  4. Joyce, James M. (1 September 2017). "Commentary on Lara Buchak's risk and rationality". Philosophical Studies. 174 (9): 2385–2396. doi:10.1007/s11098-017-0905-6. ISSN   1573-0883.
  5. Stefánsson, H. Orri (July 2014). "Risk and Rationality, Lara Buchak. Oxford University Press, 2013, xii + 256 pages". Economics & Philosophy. 30 (2): 252–260. doi:10.1017/S0266267114000200. ISSN   0266-2671.
  6. Doorn, N (2015). "Book review: Lara Buchak. risk and rationality and Martin Peterson". Ethical Perspectives: Journal of the European Ethics Network. 22: 217–219. ISSN   1370-0049.
  7. Evans, Nicholas G. (14 November 2022). "Ethics and Risk Distribution for Autonomous Vehicles". Autonomous Vehicle Ethics. Oxford University PressNew York: 7–C1.N24. doi:10.1093/oso/9780197639191.003.0001. ISBN   978-0-19-763919-1.
  8. Orri, Stefánsson (2014). "Risk and Rationality, Lara Buchak. Oxford University Press, 2013, xii + 256 pages". Economics and Philosophy. 30 (2): 252–260. doi:10.1017/S0266267114000200.