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6. The Irrationality of Being Rational

verfasst von : Wei Yen

Erschienen in: From the Great Wall to Wall Street

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

As analytical thinkers, Westerners like to view the world with the models they have developed. There are sophisticated models in science and medicine, economy and social sciences. Good models should be robust, stand the test of time and be able to forecast future events fairly well.

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Metadaten
Titel
The Irrationality of Being Rational
verfasst von
Wei Yen
Copyright-Jahr
2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33008-2_6