Probability and Conditionals by Ellery Eells
This collection of essays is on the relation between probabilities, especially conditional probabilities, and conditionals. It provides negative results which sharply limit the ways conditionals can be related to conditional probabilities. There are also positive ideas and results which will open up areas of research. The collection is intended to honour Ernest W. Adams, whose seminal work is largely responsible for creating this area of inquiry. As well as describing, evaluating, and applying Adams's work the contributions extend his ideas in directions he may or may not have anticipated, but that he certainly inspired. In addition to a wide range of philosophers of science, the volume should interest computer scientists and linguists.-
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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The Design Inference
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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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Taking Chances
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Rationality and Coordination
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Creating Modern Probability
"..it became clear how many points of contact there are between the work in this area in AI and computer science and the work in philosophy. This volume, with its discussions of probability, conditionals, counterfactuals, belief revision, and default reasoning - all issues of concern in both communities - helps bring out the connections clearly." The Philosophical Review
"...nicely edited by Ellery Eells and Brian Skyrms." Roy Gardner, Philosophy of Science
"...nicely edited by Ellery Eells and Brian Skyrms." Roy Gardner, Philosophy of Science
Skyrms, Brian: - Brian Skyrms is Distinguished Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science and of Economics at the University of California, Irvine and Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, California. His publications include The Stag Hunt and the Evolution of Social Structure (Cambridge, 2004), Signals: Evolution, Learning, and Information (2010), From Zeno to Arbitrage: Essays on Quantity, Coherence, and Induction (2012) and Evolution of the Social Contract (Cambridge, 1996), which won the 1999 Lakatos Award in Philosophy of Science.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521039338 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521039339 |
| Title | Probability and Conditionals |
| Author | Ellery Eells |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In Probability Induction And Decision Theory |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2007-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 220 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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