This is an introductory 2001 textbook on probability and induction
written by one of the world's foremost philosophers of science. The
book has been designed to offer maximal accessibility to the widest
range of students (not only those majoring in philosophy) and assumes
no formal training in elementary symbolic logic. It offers a
comprehensive course covering all basic definitions of induction and
probability, and considers such topics as decision theory,
Bayesianism, frequency ideas, and the philosophical problem of
induction. The key features of this book are a lively and vigorous
prose style; lucid and systematic organization and presentation of
ideas; many practical applications; a rich supply of exercises drawing
on examples from such fields as psychology, ecology, economics,
bioethics, engineering, and political science; numerous brief
historical accounts of how fundamental ideas of probability and
induction developed; and a full bibliography of further reading.
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ISBN
9781139636759
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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