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Independence and indifferent points imply continuity
Bauch G. Independence and indifferent points imply continuity. arXiv:2411.17883. 2024.The expected utility theorem of von Neumann and Morgenstern (1947) has been a milestone in economics, describing rational behavior by two axioms on a weak preference on
Bauch, Gerrit ; https://orcid.org/
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Ordering infinite utility streams comes at the cost of a non-Ramsey set. [PDF]
The existence of a Paretian and finitely anonymous ordering in the set of infnite utility streams implies the existence of a non-Ramsey set (a nonconstructive object whose existence requires the axiom of choice).
Lauwers, Luc
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Spinoza on Humans as Social Animals
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract Spinoza repeatedly suggests that humans are set apart from other animals by their rational and moral abilities. Yet he disparages the traditional definition of the human as a ‘rational animal’ and several of his other views suggest that these abilities are not sufficient by themselves to characterize human nature.
Ruben Noorloos
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Astronauts as a Human Aging Model: Epigenetic Age Responses to Space Exposure. [PDF]
Aging CellFuentealba M +6 more
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Retrieving Your Concepts: Iris Murdoch on Original Sin
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract In The Sovereignty of Good, Iris Murdoch argues that our moral thinking will be impoverished until it possesses a secular conception of original sin. Such a notion would need to remove unacceptable Christian baggage while retaining a genuine claim to be a descendant of the original Christian concept.
Samuel Filby
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A Theory of Risk Aversion without the Independence Axiom
I study preferences defined on the set of real valued random variables as a model of economic behavior under uncertainty. It is well-known that under the Independence Axiom, the utility functional has an expected utility representation.
Hengjie Ai
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Organisational dehumanisation: Authority as remedy
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract According to orthodoxy, the human relations movement was a watershed in rehumanising scientifically managed workplaces. In the wake of such purported reform, pundits (theorists and practitioners alike) have typically taken for granted that 21st century approaches to workplace superintendence, birthed in the wake of the Hawthorne Studies and ...
Jean‐Etienne Joullié +2 more
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An Entropy-Based Framework for Hybrid Coalitions in Game Theory-Part I: Human Arbitration. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel)Sepúlveda-Fontaine SA, Amigó JM.
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Leadership and Accountability in Faith‐Based Institutions: Evidence From UK Mosques
Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates accountability in religious institutions on the basis of evidence obtained from interviews with relevant parties in UK mosques. We mobilize prior theoretical contention regarding servant leadership and constraints on personal accountability to expose perceptions of seriously deficient discharge outcomes.
Umair Riaz +3 more
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A Novel Framework for Quantitative Evaluation of Resilience Performance of Sea Lanes of Communication. [PDF]
Risk AnalFan H, Jia H, Gong X, Chang Z, Lyu J.
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