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Can egalitarianism be built into rationality theory?

A critical review of A. C. Michalos: Foundations of decision making

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Ottawa: Canadian Library of Philosophy, 1973; pp. xiii + 290.

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Hooker, C.A. Can egalitarianism be built into rationality theory?. Theor Decis 16, 159–178 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00125876

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