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Foundations of Bayesianism

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  • © 2001

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Part of the book series: Applied Logic Series (APLS, volume 24)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Introduction: Bayesianism into the 21st Century

  2. Bayesianism, Causality and Networks

  3. Logic, Mathematics and Bayesianism

  4. Bayesianism and Decision Theory

  5. Criticisms of Bayesianism

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About this book

Foundations of Bayesianism is an authoritative collection of papers addressing the key challenges that face the Bayesian interpretation of probability today.
Some of these papers seek to clarify the relationships between Bayesian, causal and logical reasoning. Others consider the application of Bayesianism to artificial intelligence, decision theory, statistics and the philosophy of science and mathematics. The volume includes important criticisms of Bayesian reasoning and also gives an insight into some of the points of disagreement amongst advocates of the Bayesian approach. The upshot is a plethora of new problems and directions for Bayesians to pursue.

The book will be of interest to graduate students or researchers who wish to learn more about Bayesianism than can be provided by introductory textbooks to the subject. Those involved with the applications of Bayesian reasoning will find essential discussion on the validity of Bayesianism and its limits, while philosophers and others interested in pure reasoning will find new ideas on normativity and the logic of belief.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, King’s College, London, UK

    David Corfield, Jon Williamson

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