Philosophical Theories of Probability

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-18276-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

Reihe: Philosophical Issues in Science

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gillies, Donald

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Philosophie der Mathematik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie der Mathematik, Philosophie der Physik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Mathematische Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introductory Survey of the Interpretations. Some Historical Background. 2. The Classical Theory 3. The Logical Theory 4. The Subjective Theory 5. The Frequency Theory 6. The Propensity Theory: (i) General Survey 7. The Propensity Theory: (ii) Development of a Particular Version 8. Intersubjective Probability and Pluralist Views of Probability 9. An Example of Pluralism. Differences between the Natural and Social Sciences

Über Autor(innen)

Gillies, Donald