Agent Preference

An Agent Preference is a subject ranking by an agent that aligns with outcomes that they prefer.

• Context:
  • It can range from being a Human Preference (such as a user preference) to being a Digital Agent Preference.
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• Example(s):
  • a Friend's Preference.
  • a User's Preference, such as a video game genre preference (for video game genres).
  • a Consumer Preference.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Game Rule.
  • a Cultural Norm.
• See: Agent Intention, Interest, Agent-Centric Utility Function.

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References

2013

• http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/game-theory/#Util
  • QUOTE: … An economic agent is, by definition, an entity with preferences. Game theorists, like economists and philosophers studying rational decision-making, describe these by means of an abstract concept called utility.

2011

• http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/preferences/
  • The notion of preference has a central role in many disciplines, including moral philosophy and decision theory. Preferences and their logical properties also have a central role in rational choice theory, a subject that in its turn permeates modern economics, as well as other branches of formalized social science. The notion of preference and the way it is analysed vary between these disciplines. A treatment is still lacking that takes into account the needs of all usages and tries to combine them in a unified approach. This entry surveys the most important philosophical uses of the preference concept and investigates their compatibilities and conflicts.

1987

• Menahem E. Yaari. (1987). “The dual theory of choice under risk.” Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society.

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