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Autore |
Childers Timothy |
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Titolo |
Philosophy and probability / / Timothy Childers |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-966183-9 |
0-19-166802-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Probabilities - Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [182]-192) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Probabilities and relative frequencies -- 2. Propensities and other physical probabilities -- 3. Subjective probabilities -- 4. Subjective and objective probabilities -- 5. The classical and logical interpretations -- 6. The maximum entropy principle. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Probability is increasingly important for our understanding of the world. What is probability? How do we model it, and how do we use it? Timothy Childers presents a lively introduction to the foundations of probability and to philosophical issues it raises. He keeps technicalities to a minimum, and assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. He explains the main interpretations of probability-frequentist, propensity, classical, Bayesian, and objective Bayesian-and uses stimulatingexamples to bring the subject to life. All students of philosophy will benefit from an understanding of probability, |
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