Valeriy K. Bulitko (1997) Lefebvre's Principle of Freedom and one Alternative Approach. Psycoloquy: 8(05) Human Choice (8)
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Psycoloquy 8(05): Lefebvre's Principle of Freedom and one Alternative Approach
LEFEBVRE'S PRINCIPLE OF FREEDOM AND ONE ALTERNATIVE APPROACH
Commentary on Lefebvre on Human-Choice
Valeriy K. Bulitko
Institute of Mathematics
Odessa State University
Odessa, Ukraine
booly@te.net.ua
Abstract
We discuss Lefebvre's well-known models of human choice
(1995) mainly in terms of the methodology of modeling. We attempt
to clarify why these models have above all a "data packing"
character. We also critique Lefebvre's argument and propose a
different approach to the problem.
Keywords
choice; computation; decision theory; ethical cognition;
mathematical psychology; model building; parameter estimation;
probability; rationality.
References
- Lefebvre V.A. (1995) The Anthropic Principle in Psychology and Human Choice. PSYCOLOQUY 6(29) human-choice.1.lefebvre.
- Bulitko V.K. (1986) Modeling of processes in economico-ecological systems, "Naukova Dumka", Kiev, (in Russian).
- Rogers H., Jr. (1967) Theory of recursive functions and effective computability, McGraw-Hill.
- Kiefer J. (1953) Sequential minimax search for a maximum, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, 4, 502.