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Probability and the Art of Judgment
Richard Jeffrey is beyond dispute one of the most distinguished and influential philosophers working in the field of decision theory and the theory of knowledge. His work is …
The Design Inference
The design inference uncovers intelligent causes by isolating their key trademark: specified events of small probability. Just about anything that happens is highly improbable, but …
Rethinking the Foundations of Statistics
This important collection of essays is a synthesis of foundational studies in Bayesian decision theory and statistics. An overarching topic of the collection is understanding how …
The Concept of Probability in Statistical Physics
Foundational issues in statistical mechanics and the more general question of how probability is to be understood in the context of physical theories are both areas that have been …
The Dynamics of Norms
In the social sciences norms are sometimes taken to play a key explanatory role. Yet norms differ from group to group, from society to society, and from species to species. How are …
Knowledge and Inquiry
Isaac Levi has explored the principles of American pragmatism in greater depth and more consistency than others before him. The result is a sophisticated and powerful philosophical …
Creating Modern Probability
This is the only book to chart the history and development of modern probability theory. It shows how in the first thirty years of this century probability theory became a …
The Structure of Values and Norms
Formal representations of values and norms are employed in several academic disciplines and specialties, such as economics, jurisprudence, decision theory and social choice theory. …
Foundations of Probability with Applications
This is an important collection of essays dealing with the foundations of probability that will be of value to philosophers of science, mathematicians, statisticians, psychologists …
Interpreting Probability
The term probability can be used in two main senses. In the frequency interpretation it is a limiting ratio in a sequence of repeatable events. In the Bayesian view, probability is …
Physical Causation
This book, published in 2000, is a clear account of causation based firmly in contemporary science. Dowe discusses in a systematic way, a positive account of causation: the …
Equilibrium and Rationality
This book represents a major contribution to game theory. It offers this conception of equilibrium in games: strategic equilibrium. This conception arises from a study of expected …