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11Allais paradox — The Allais paradox is a choice problem designed by Maurice Allais to show an inconsistency of actual observed choices with the predictions of expected utility theory. Contents 1 Statement of the Problem 2 Mathematical proof of inconsistency 2.1… …
12confidence — noun /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ a) Self assurance. b) Expression or feeling of certainty. Ant: fear See Also: confidant, confidante, confident, confidential …
13belief — [[t]bɪli͟ːf[/t]] ♦♦♦ beliefs 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N in n Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good. One billion people throughout the world are Muslims, united by belief in one god. ...a belief in personal liberty.… …
14belief — n. 1. Believing (the active phase of the fact), persuasion, conviction, confidence, trust, reliance, assurance, feeling of certainty. See faith. 2. Being believed (the passive phase), credence, credit, acceptance, assent, currency. 3. Creed (the… …
15reason — n 1 Reason, ground, argument, proof are comparable when they mean a point or series of points offered or capable of being offered in support of something questioned or disputed. Reason usually implies the need of justification, either to oneself… …
16cer|ti|tude — «SUR tuh tood, tyood», noun. the state or quality of feeling certain; certainty; absence of doubt; sureness. ╂[< Late Latin certitūdō < Latin certus sure; certain] …
17epistemology — epistemological /i pis teuh meuh loj i keuhl/, adj. epistemologically, adv. epistemologist, n. /i pis teuh mol euh jee/, n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge. [1855 60; < Gk… …
18Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
19Idealism (italian) and after — Italian idealism and after Gentile, Croce and others Giacomo Rinaldi INTRODUCTION The history of twentieth century Italian philosophy is strongly influenced both by the peculiar character of its evolution in the preceding century and by… …
20biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
