Rational preference: Decision theory as a theory of practical rationality

Theory and Decision

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-276

  Dreier, James ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Preference; Rationality; Utility

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PREFERENCE THEORY; UTILITY THEORY;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 0030353438     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00134210     Document Type: Article

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