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Rejoinder to Hoppe on Indifference
Indifference can never be demonstrated by action. Quite the contrary. Every action necessarily signifies a choice, and every choice signifies a definite preference. Action specifically implies the contrary of indifference. . . . If a person is really indifferent between two alternatives, then he cannot and will not choose between them. Indifference is therefore never relevant for action and can...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/272750d0