Lewis considers the thesis, Desire As Belief, that a rational individual is motivated to make true a proposition p to the extent that she believe p to be good, and shows that within a familiar decision-theoretic framework inconsistencies result.
Apple holiday shoppers have a tough (yet familiar) decision to make: Wait three or four months for the whispers of what the iPad 3 might bring (improved display, Siri) or satisfy themselves with what is already available, and can be obtained during gift-buying season (the excellent-yet-old-hat iPad 2).
In developing the ACT framework, we drew on familiar decision-support tools to increase the likelihood and ease of adoption.
This was apparent even with Christianity and, within Catholicism, Pascal was familiar with decisions of church Councils that determined which interpretations of its doctrinal history were acceptable and which were anathemized as heretical.
Although the models provided by social choice have improved our understanding of many familiar collective decision problems such as elections, referenda and legislative decisions, they focus primarily on collective choices between alternative outcomes such as candidates, policies or actions.
There may be a perception that affected women are more experienced in the medical encounter, and more familiar with decision making, and these women certainly have more decisions to make.
The app's integration with Facebook stopped functioning earlier today (see left), the result of the company's decision to cut MessageMe off from its "Find Friends" functionality, according to sources familiar with decision.
But with the Obama administration eager to prove it is serious about deporting some of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants within United States borders, DHS has forged onward with Secure Communities despite criticisms, said a former DHS staffer familiar with decision-making at the agency.
Firstly, the Japanese are not familiar with decision making in cancer treatment, since traditionally cancer patients have not been told the truth about their illness.
The tool also provides specific forms to structure each element of the guideline (steps, decision criteria, patient data which have to be inferred, recommendations, etc).. Clinician experts involved in developing computable CPGs are familiar with decision tree presentation often used to draw-up classical paper-based guidelines.
