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In this paper I shall bring together some philosophical and logical ideas about randomness many of which have been said before in scattered places. For less philosophical aspects see, for example [27].
Invited lecture in the symposium on the Concept of Randomness, dedicated to the memory of L. J. Savage, in the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, Olds Plaza Hotel, Lansing, Michigan, October 27–29, 1972. The work was supported in part by H.E.W., N.I.H. Grant # R01 GM18770. I am indebted to Dr. L. S. Mayer for pointing out some obscurities.
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Good, I.J. (1974). Random Thoughts about Randomness. In: Schaffner, K.F., Cohen, R.S. (eds) PSA 1972. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2140-1_9
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