Bayesian Epistemology

Name: Bayesian Epistemology
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ISBN: 9780191533525

ISBN-10: 0191533521

ISBN-13: 9780191533525

Edition: N/A

Authors: Luc Bovens, Stephan Hartmann

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Probabilistic models have much to offer to philosophy. We continually receive information from a variety of sources: from our senses, from witnesses, from scientific instruments. When considering whether we should believe this information, we assess whether the sources are independent, how reliable they are, and how plausible and coherent the information is. Bovens and Hartmann provide a systematic Bayesian account of these features of reasoning. Simple Bayesian networks allow us to model alternative assumptions about the nature of the information sources. Measurement of the coherence of information is a controversial matter: arguably, the more coherent a set of information is, the more…

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List price: $47.25
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Binding: E-Book
Language: English