@article {IOPORT.05538756, author = {Fontini, Fulvio}, title = {Probability and uncertainty: The legacy of Georgescu-Roegen.}, year = {2009}, journal = {Metroeconomica}, volume = {60}, number = {2}, issn = {0026-1386}, pages = {324-342}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford}, doi = {10.1111/j.1467-999X.2008.00337.x}, abstract = {Summary: We consider Georgescu-Roegen's approach to uncertainty, showing that his characterization of expectations cannot be reduced to any probabilistic decision-making model. Drawing upon Georgescu-Roegen's lesson a lexicographical utility function is proposed and analysed in the mark of his own peculiar scientific methodology. It is demonstrated that such a formulation can be useful in solving the usual failure of the expected utility model, such as the Ellsberg paradoxes. The epistemic limits of our re-construction are considered.}, identifier = {05538756}, }