Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
170
Language
English
Published
Mar 11, 2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10
0199269750
ISBN-13
9780199269754
Description
Probability theory is increasingly important to philosophy. Bayesian probabilistic models offer us ways of getting to grips with fundamental problems about information, coherence, reliability, confirmation, and testimony, and thus show how we can justify beliefs and evaluate theories. Bovens and Hartmann provide a systematic guide to the use of probabilistic methods not just in epistemology, but also in philosophy of science, voting theory, jurisprudence, and cognitive psychology.
Genres
Science & Technology
Philosophy
Nature