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A mistaken argument against the expected utility theory of rationality

✍ Scribed by John Broome

Publisher: Springer US
Year: 1985
Tongue: English
Weight: 243 KB
Volume: 18
Category: Article
ISSN: 0040-5833
DOI: 10.1007/bf00126597

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