An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic

Ian Hacking

ISBN 10: 0521772877 / ISBN 13: 9780521772877

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 2001

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Introductory textbook covering all basic definitions of induction and probability, considering decision theory, Bayesianism, frequency ideas and the philosophical problem of induction. 302pp with index, illustrated with black and white diagrams. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. N° de réf. du vendeur 012266

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Titre : An Introduction to Probability and Inductive...

Éditeur : Cambridge University Press

Date d'édition : 2001

Reliure : Illustrated Black Boards

Etat : Near Fine

Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket

Edition : First Edition.

Type de livre : Book

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Synopsis :

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.

À propos de l?auteur:

Ian Hacking is the winner of the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2009.