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Avicenna's optimistic theodicy
Published 2017-12-01“…The philosopher expanded this optimistic view also in his soteriology. Inspired by the Quran's teaching on the all-comprising character of divine mercy, he proposed an apocatastasis concept, which was a very bold one in the medieval theologized society. …”
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Failure to Quit: Reflections of an Optimistic Historian
Published 1994-12-01“…Failure to Quit: Reflections of an Optimistic Historian. Monroe, Maine. Common Courage Press, 1993, 164 p.…”
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AN OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO OF THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT
Published 2017-10-01“…The paper substantiates the conditions that make possible implementation of an optimistic scenario.…”
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Bayesian Multi−Scale Optimistic Optimization
Published 2014“…In this paper, we introduce a new technique for efficient global optimization that combines Gaussian process confidence bounds and treed simultaneous optimistic optimization to eliminate the need for auxiliary optimization of acquisition functions. …”
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Optimistic biases in observational learning of value.
Published 2011“…We suggest that such a bias can be explained as a tendency for optimistic underestimation of the chance of experiencing negative events, an optimism repressed when information is gathered through direct operant learning.…”
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'Aesthetic Testimony: An Optimistic Approach' by Jon Robson
Published 2024-03-01“…A book review of Jon Robson, Aesthetic Testimony: An Optimistic Approach. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022, x+166 pp. …”
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Is depression associated with reduced optimistic belief updating?
Published 2022-02-01“…This is referred to as optimistic belief updating. By contrast, individuals with depression update their beliefs by a similar amount, showing reduced optimism. …”
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Optimistic exploration even with a pessimistic initialisation
Published 2020“…Optimistic initialisation is an effective strategy for efficient exploration in reinforcement learning (RL). …”
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