The Design Inference by William A Dembski
The design inference uncovers intelligent causes by isolating their key trademark: specified events of small probability. Just about anything that happens is highly improbable, but when a highly improbable event is also specified (i.e. conforms to an independently given pattern) undirected natural causes lose their explanatory power. Design inferences can be found in a range of scientific pursuits from forensic science to research into the origins of life to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This challenging and provocative 1998 book shows how incomplete undirected causes are for science and breathes new life into classical design arguments. It will be read with particular interest by philosophers of science and religion, other philosophers concerned with epistemology and logic, probability and complexity theorists, and statisticians.-
The Foundations of Causal Decision Theory
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Probability and the Art of Judgment
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Symmetry and its Discontents
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Decision Space
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Physical Causation
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The Dynamics of Norms
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Interpreting Probability
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The Structure of Values and Norms
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Rethinking the Foundations of Statistics
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The Concept of Probability in Statistical Physics
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Probabilistic Causality
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Knowledge, Belief, and Strategic Interaction
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Paradoxes of Belief and Strategic Rationality
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Causal Asymmetries
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Betting on Theories
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Equilibrium and Rationality
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Knowledge and Inquiry
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Foundations of Probability with Applications
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Probability and Conditionals
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Taking Chances
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Rationality and Coordination
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Creating Modern Probability
"..quite readable. Those who have no knowledge of the mathematics of probability may be put off, but in fact the level of mathematics and symbolic logic employed is not very difficult...The main arguments...are given in ordinary prose, then translated into symbols...Dembski has made a real advance in probability and information theory..." Books & Culture
"...generally careful and precise, often persuasive, and at times surprisingly philosophically sensitive." Ethics
"Dembski has produced an astonishing work. The Design InferenceR^ will no doubt become the cornerstone of the intelligent design movement. A marked and dog-eared copy of The Design InferenceR^ deserves a place on your shel not just for its clear historical significance, but also to allow yourself a place in the momentous discussion to come. Philosophia Christi
"...generally careful and precise, often persuasive, and at times surprisingly philosophically sensitive." Ethics
"Dembski has produced an astonishing work. The Design InferenceR^ will no doubt become the cornerstone of the intelligent design movement. A marked and dog-eared copy of The Design InferenceR^ deserves a place on your shel not just for its clear historical significance, but also to allow yourself a place in the momentous discussion to come. Philosophia Christi
William A. Dembski is Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture in Seattle, and Carl F. H. Henry Professor of Theology and Science, Southern Seminary, Louisville.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521678674 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521678676 |
| Title | The Design Inference |
| Author | William A Dembski |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In Probability Induction And Decision Theory |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2006-01-09 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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