Revelation of Preferences
A Foundational principle of decision theory is that what goes on in the head of people isn’t the business of science. It is one that is at the basis of Neoclassical economics, rational choice, and similar disciplines. A Foundational principle of decision theory is that what goes on in the head of people isn’t the business of science. A Foundational principle of decision theory is that what goes on in the head of people isn’t the business of science.
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