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Free Will, Determinism, and the Possibility to Do Otherwise 自由意志，决定论，和不这样做的可能性

Philosophy of Action eJournal Pub Date : 2011-07-11 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1883964

C. List

引用次数: 20

The Role of Luck in the Strategy-Performance Relationship 运气在策略-绩效关系中的作用

Philosophy of Action eJournal Pub Date : 2009-06-19 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2331233

J. Parnell, Eric B. Dent

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引用次数: 22

Measurement of Economic Inequality 经济不平等的衡量

Philosophy of Action eJournal Pub Date : 2008-08-11 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1216442

P. Krishnamoorthy

引用次数: 2

Lessons to Be Learned: How the Policy of Freedom to Contract in Delaware's Alternative Entity Law Might Inform Delaware's General Corporation Law 经验教训:特拉华州替代实体法中的契约自由政策如何影响特拉华州普通公司法

Philosophy of Action eJournal Pub Date : 2008-06-26 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.1152037

Ann E. Conaway

引用次数: 5

Sen's Theorem: Geometric Proof, New Interpretations 森定理:几何证明，新解释

Philosophy of Action eJournal Pub Date : 2007-07-11 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1028364

Lingfang Li, D. Saari