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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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Front Matter
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ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS OF PROBABILITY
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Front Matter
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THE OBJECTIVITY OF MACRO-PROBABILITIES
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Front Matter
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PROBABILITIES AS EXPLANATORY PROPERTIES
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Front Matter
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PROBABILITIES IN INFERENCE AND DECISION
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Keywords
- Philosophy of Science
- Probability theory
- objectivity
- physics
- probability
- quantum mechanics
- science
Editors and Affiliations
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Dordrecht, Netherlands
Ellery Eells
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Dept. Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA
J.H. Fetzer
Bibliographic Information
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