ABSTRACT
Chaptersanddealwiththemorefundamentalaspectsof decision---withitsmeaning,withthebasictheoriesofuncertainty, valueandchoice,withdecidability,ingeneral.Theresearchhas,as itsprimepurpose,theidentificationoftherelevanceofsuchworkto practicalproblemsolving,andweshalldevotethischaptertoa discussionofsomeofthepracticalproblemswhichariseininterpretingandimplementingsomeoftheresultsinpractice.Thisis distinctfromthecontentofChapterwhichconcernsitselfspecit1callywiththesensesinwhichimproveddecision-makingcanbe achieved.
