 And, though the weight of reasons cannot be taken with the precision of algebraic quantities, yet, when each is thus considered separately and comparatively, and the whole lies before me, I think I can judge better, and am less liable to make a rash step;...  The Northern star, or, Yorkshire magazine - Seite 40herausgegeben von - 1817Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...separately and comparatively, and the whole lies before me, 1 think I can judge better, and am less liable to make a rash step; and in fact I have found great...advantage from this kind of equation, in what may be called moral or prudential algebra.9 What is Franklin proposing as good strategy for decision making?... | |
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 | Henry S. Richardson - 1997 - 348 Seiten
...comparatively, and the whole lies before me, I think I can judge better, and am less liable to take a false step; and, in fact, I have found great advantage from this kind of equation, in what may be termed moral or prudential algehra. Franklin's remarkable confidence in his ability to weigh heterogeneous... | |
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...comparatively, and the whole matter lies before me, I think I can judge better, and am less liable to make a rash step; and in fact I have found great advantage for this kind of equation, in what may be called moral or prudential algebra. Benjamin Franklin, 1772... | |
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...two reasons Con, I strike out the three, .. and thus proceeding, I find where the balance lies.... I have found great advantage from this kind of equation, in what might be called moral or prudential algebra." Benjamin Franklin, September 19, 1792. Cost-benefit analysis... | |
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