Overview
- Comprehensive overview about the place of probability in science
- Explanation of the role of probability in evolutionary theory and quantum mechanics
- New contribution from renowned philosophers as Elliott Sober, Ellery Eels and James H. Fetzer
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 284)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS OF PROBABILITY
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THE OBJECTIVITY OF MACRO-PROBABILITIES
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PROBABILITIES AS EXPLANATORY PROPERTIES
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PROBABILITIES IN INFERENCE AND DECISION
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Book Title: The Place of Probability in Science
Book Subtitle: In Honor of Ellery Eells (1953-2006)
Editors: Ellery Eells, J.H. Fetzer
Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3615-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-3614-8Published: 24 June 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3251-3Published: 05 September 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-3615-5Published: 08 June 2010
Series ISSN: 0068-0346
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XLIV, 368
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Epistemology, Statistical Theory and Methods, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Modern Philosophy