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Jan Narveson

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
205 words
The abstract (or ‘formal’, or mathematical) theory of decision-making, or more precisely of rational decision-making. The decision-maker is assumed to have a range of objectives, ... More

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