UID:
almafu_9960117732902883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 136 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Cambridge philosophy classics edition.
ISBN:
1-316-55771-5
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1-316-56044-9
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1-316-49421-7
Series Statement:
Cambridge philosophy classics
Content:
In this influential study of central issues in the philosophy of science, Paul Horwich elaborates on an important conception of probability, diagnosing the failure of previous attempts to resolve these issues as stemming from a too-rigid conception of belief. Adopting a Bayesian strategy, he argues for a probabilistic approach, yielding a more complete understanding of the characteristics of scientific reasoning and methodology. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Colin Howson, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this engaging work has been revived for a new generation of readers.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Aug 2016).
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Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Preface to this edition -- Preface -- 1 Methodology -- Introduction -- Aspects of the scientific method -- A taste of Bayesianism -- 2 Probability -- The primitive theory -- Subjectivism -- The rationalist interpretation -- The logical interpretation -- The evidential state -- The empirical interpretation -- 3 Confirmation -- Explications -- The paradox -- A Bayesian pseudo-solution to the problem of induction -- Projection -- 4 Induction -- (A) The nature of inductive inference -- (B) Conditions of rationality -- Demonstrable reliability -- The demonstrable reliability of cc -- Immodesty -- Audacity -- (C) The justification of induction -- The impossibility of a noncircular rationale -- Inductive demonstration of reliability -- Semantic justification -- 5 Prediction -- Surprise -- Severe tests -- Ad hoc hypothesis -- Prediction versus accommodation -- 6 Evidence -- The evidential value of varied data -- The value of further data -- 7 Realism -- Popper -- Realism versus instrumentalism -- Putnam -- Glymour -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-14210-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-316-50701-7
Language:
English
URL:
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Volltext
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316494219
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