PARADOXES OF PURE CURIOSITY

Authors
TENNANT N
Citation
N. Tennant, PARADOXES OF PURE CURIOSITY, Theory and decision, 38(3), 1995, pp. 321-330
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods
Journal title
Theory and decision → ACNP
ISSN journal
00405833
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
321 - 330
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-5833(1995)38:3<321:POPC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We consider how a rational decision theorist would justify committing resources to an investigation designed to satisfy pure curiosity. We d erive a strange result about the need to be completely open-minded abo ut the outcome.