An introduction to probability and inductive logic /
This is an introductory 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 eleme...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
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| Summary: | This is an introductory 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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| Physical Description: | xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-299) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521772877 9780521772877 0521775019 9780521775014 |