| Philosophical Theories of Probability 1997. 3rd Print Edition Contributor(s): Gillies, Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 041518276X ISBN-13: 9780415182768 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: This book presents a comprehensive and systematic account of the various philosophical theories of probability and explains how they are related. It covers the classical, logical, subjective, frequency, and propensity views of probability. Donald Gillies even provides a new theory of probability -the intersubjective-a development of the subjective theory. He argues for a pluralist view, where there can be more than one valid interpretation of probabiltiy, each appropriate in a different context. The relation of the various interpretations to the Bayesian controversy, which has become central in both statistics and philosophy of science, is explained as well. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | Logic - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General |
| Dewey: 121.63 |
| LCCN: 00029113 |
| Series: Philosophical Issues in Science |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.16" W x 9.25" (0.81 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Twentieth Century has seen a dramatic rise in the use of probability and statistics in almost all fields of research. This has stimulated many new philosophical ideas on probability. Philosophical Theories of Probability is the first book to present a clear, comprehensive and systematic account of these various theories and to explain how they relate to one another. Gillies also offers a distinctive version of the propensity theory of probability, and the intersubjective interpretation, which develops the subjective theory. |