Which View Has as Its First Principle That Man Is

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which view has as its first principle that man is nothing but what he makes of himself?

• A) Stoic
• B) Utilitarian
• C) Epicurean
• D) Existentialist

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Definitions:

Gambler's Fallacy

The incorrect belief that future probabilities are altered by past events, often found in contexts of betting and decision-making.

Expected Utility

A concept in economics and game theory measuring the anticipated benefit or satisfaction from an action, given uncertainties.

Content Effect

Performance variability on reasoning tasks that require identical kinds of formal reasoning but are dissimilar in superficial content.

MAUT

Multi-Attribute Utility Theory, a framework used in decision making to evaluate and compare choices based on multiple criteria.