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Philosophy of Probability

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Jacques-Paul Dubucs

    1. University of Paris I — Sorbonne and C.N.R.S., France

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Part of the book series: Philosophical Studies Series (PSSP, volume 56)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Personalistic Bayesianism

    • Colin Howson
    Pages 1-12

  3. On Higher Order Beliefs

    • Nils-Eric Sahlin
    Pages 13-34

  4. On the Logic of Relevance

    • Peter Gärdenfors
    Pages 35-54

  5. Diverging Distributions

    • David Miller
    Pages 55-77

  6. Inductive Logic Revisited

    • Jacques-Paul Dubucs
    Pages 79-108

  7. Probability and Utility

    • John M. Vickers
    Pages 109-127

  8. What Has Probability to do with Strength of Belief

    • L. Jonathan Cohen
    Pages 129-143

  9. Randomness, Unpredictability and Absence of Order: The Identification by the Theory of Recursivity of the Mathematical Notion of Random Sequence

    • Jean-Paul Delahaye
    Pages 145-167

  10. A Glance at Non-Standard Models and Logics of Uncertainty and Vagueness

    • Didier Dubois, Henri Prade
    Pages 169-222

  11. Causal Laws are Objectifications of Inductive Schemes

    • Wolfgang Spohn
    Pages 223-255

  12. Probabilistic Inference in Artificial Intelligence: The Method of Bayesian Networks

    • Jean-Louis Golmard
    Pages 257-291

  13. Erratum to: Diverging Distributions

    • Jean-Louis Golmard
    Pages 299-299

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 293-295
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About this book

Philosophy of Probability provides a comprehensive introduction to theoretical issues that occupy a central position in disciplines ranging from philosophy of mind and epistemology to cognitive science, decision theory and artificial intelligence. Some contributions shed new light on the standard conceptions of probability (Bayesianism, logical and computational theories); others offer detailed analyses of two important topics in the field of cognitive science: the meaning and the representation of (partial) belief, and the management of uncertainty. The authors of this well-balanced account are philosophers as well as computer scientists (among them, L.J. Cohen, D. Miller, P. Gärdenfors, J. Vickers, D. Dubois and H. Prade). This multidisciplinary approach to probability is designed to illuminate the intricacies of the problems in the domain of cognitive inquiry. No one interested in epistemology or aritificial intelligence will want to miss it.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Paris I — Sorbonne and C.N.R.S., France

    Jacques-Paul Dubucs

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Philosophy of Probability

  • Editors: Jacques-Paul Dubucs

  • Series Title: Philosophical Studies Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8208-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2385-3Published: 30 September 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4301-6Published: 28 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8208-7Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0921-8599

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8349

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 296

  • Topics: Epistemology, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes

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