Willard Quine's early work was in the field of mathematical logic and set theory, the subject of half a dozen of his 23 books.
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are well established terms in the literature on the psychology of motivation, primarily from a set of theories called Self-Determination Theory, which was developed by Edward Deci and Richard Ryan at the University of Rochester.
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The set point theory of well-being appears to be wrong.
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But some seriously logical economic theory and empirical evidence suggest that this set of options is much too bleak.
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If this theory is correct, then we have a third set of culprits for the dismal state of the economy today.
Moffett set out years ago with a carefully constructed theory regarding deposition of sands in the Gulf of Mexico over many millions of years.
What does not help is that management theory about remuneration seems often to be based on a set of completely erroneous assumptions about human behaviour.
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One set of authors concluded that the reversal effect was inconsistent not only with utility theory but also with every existing theory of economic decision-making.
Meritocracy is impossible in theory or practice without social structures that set and enforce sportsmanlike rules of the game.
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The worship of shareholder value began in 1976 when a journal article by Michael Jensen, "Theory of the Firm, " critiqued the prior system of managerial capitalism and set the stage for our modern era of capitalism, writes Martin.
In theory, carmakers are rushing to set up assembly lines there for the sake of the domestic market, not exports.
All were rooted in the same theory: If Amazon lets customers set the specs, it could conquer any number of consumer products and services.
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Which leads to the trickle-up theory: couture, being about lasting luxury instead of fashion fads, doesn't set trends but rather picks them up by osmosis, and last March the ready-to-wear shows were full to the brim with furs, from Ann Demeulemeester's cave-woman wraps to Amanda Wakeley's ermine jumper to Fendi's furs-that-didn't-look-like-furs (they looked like hobo patchwork coats, chunky grandma jumpers, and velvet skirts).
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