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On ordinal utility, cardinal utility, and random utility Â
Though the Random Utility Model (RUM) was conceivedÂ
entirely in terms of ordinal utility, the apparatus throughwhich it is widely practised exhibits properties ofÂ
cardinal utility.  The adoption of cardinal utility as aÂ
working operation of ordinal is perfectly valid, providedÂ
interpretations drawn from that operation remain faithfulÂ
to ordinal utility.  The paper considers whether the latterrequirement holds true for several measurements commonlyÂ
derived from RUM.  In particular it is found thatÂ
measurements of consumer surplus change may depart fromÂ
ordinal utility, and exploit the cardinality inherent inÂ
the practical apparatus.
Evidence - Privilege Law - How Arkansas\u27s New Rule of Evidence Codifies Selective Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protection and an Argument for a More Moderate Approach
Lifting As We Climb : An Exploration of Older Black Men\u27s Willingness to Help Younger Black Men Seeking Work
This exploratory study examines the role that older black men\u27s attitudes play in their willingness to offer job-linking assistance to younger black men. A series of in-depth interviews were conducted with ten black male business owners 35-years-old or older to determine their disposition towards younger black men, their ability to provide job-linking assistance, and their willingness to provide assistance. The study found that despite negative opinions towards their younger counterparts, the older black men in the sample were willing to offer job-linking assistance. However, the men\u27s own problems with perceived discrimination, as well as a troubled economy provide barriers to their do so
A Histo;pgical and Histochemical Study of Developing Rat Spleen: With Special Reference to the Macrophage System
On ÎÎŻÎłÎœÏÎœ
Abstract for On ÎÎŻÎłÎœÏÎœ
This paper will examine C.D.C Reeveâs use of áŒÎłÎŹÎ»ÎŒÎ±Ïα as a birth metaphor in the dialogue the Symposium, and compare it to the other birth metaphors as found in the Theaetetus. This paper posits that there is a difference betwixt the áŒÎłÎŹÎ»ÎŒÎ±Ïα found in Socrates and the ÎŽÎčÎŹÎœÎżÎčα with which certain men are found to be pregnant[1]. The relationship of áŒÎłÎŹÎ»ÎŒÎ±Ïα and ÎŽÎčÎŹÎœÎżÎčα are commensurate to the relationship of ÎŽÎčÎŹÎœÎżÎčα and ÎœÎżÎźÏÎčÏ as found in the hierarchy of understanding in the soul in the line metaphor of the Republic.
The paper will seek to prove this thesis by means of close philological and philosophical examination of the selection and use of words chosen in birth metaphors in the dialogues of first the Theaetetus, then in the Symposium.[2] Having established the difference and connection of the birth metaphors in the prior dialogues, the paper will then move into a comparison of the birth metaphors to the line metaphor in the Republic.
This paper ultimately seeks to clarify the role and meaning of ÎŽÎčÎŹÎœÎżÎčα within the Platonic dialogues, and how it will consequentially affect the philosophic ideas and ideals.
[1] As is described as offspring in the Theaetetus.
[2] Although other dialogues will be mentioned to further elucidate a point, these will be the three main dialogues used
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