Rawls, John Bordley — ▪ 2003 American philosopher (b. Feb. 21, 1921, Baltimore, Md. d. Nov. 24, 2002, Lexington, Mass.), was among the most influential political thinkers of the 20th century. Rawls, who obtained a B.A. from Princeton University in 1943, spent… … Universalium
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Satisficing — (a portmanteau of satisfy and suffice ) is a decision making strategy which attempts to meet criteria for adequacy, rather than to identify an optimal solution. A satisficing strategy may often be (near) optimal if the costs of the decision… … Wikipedia
Charles Willson Peale — (1741–1827), self portrait from c. 1782 85 Born April 15, 1741(1741 04 15) Chester … Wikipedia
Expected utility hypothesis — In economics, game theory, and decision theory the expected utility hypothesis is a theory of utility in which betting preferences of people with regard to uncertain outcomes (gambles) are represented by a function of the payouts (whether in… … Wikipedia
Thomas Bladen — Sir Thomas Bladen (1698 1780) was an appointed Governor of Provincial Maryland in 1742.Bladen was born in Maryland in 1698.cite book last=Mereness first=Newton Dennison title=Maryland as a Proprietary Province publisher=The MacMillan Company date … Wikipedia
Gustavus Hesselius — (1682 – May 23, 1755) was a Swedish born painter who emigrated to the new world in 1711. J. Hall Pleasants has said that Hesselius became America s earliest portrait painter of note. He was the father of painter Andrea Miralia and cousin of the… … Wikipedia
William Parks (Drucker) — William Parks (* um 1700 vermutlich in der englischen Grafschaft Shropshire; † 1. April 1750 auf dem Schiff Nelson während der Überfahrt von Virginia nach England) war ein englischer Drucker und Verleger. Er gründete zwei der ältesten Zeitungen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Peale — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le nom de Peale est porté par une dynastie d artistes et de scientifiques : Charles Peale (1709–1750) et Margaret Triggs (1709–1791). ├─> Charles… … Wikipédia en Français
Chris Llewellyn (poet) — Chris Llewellyn is an American poet. Contents 1 Life 2 Awards 3 Works 3.1 Poetry 3.2 Anthologies … Wikipedia