Foundations of Scientific Inference, The - Softcover

Salmon, Wesley C.

 
9780822951186: Foundations of Scientific Inference, The
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0822951185 ISBN 13: 9780822951186
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1967

Synopsis

Not since Ernest Nagel\u2019s 1939 monograph on the theory of probability has there been a comprehensive elementary survey of the philosophical problems of probablity and induction. This is an authoritative and up-to-date treatment of the subject, and yet it is relatively brief and nontechnical. Hume\u2019s skeptical arguments regarding the justification of induction are taken as a point of departure, and a variety of traditional and contemporary ways of dealing with this problem are considered. The author then sets forth his own criteria of adequacy for interpretations of probability. Utilizing these criteria he analyzes contemporary theories of probability , as well as the older classical and subjective interpretations.

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About the Author

Wesley C. Salmon (1925–2001) was University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, past president of the Philosophy of Science Association, and the author of numerous books, including Four Decades of Scientific Explanation;

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Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date
1967
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0822951185
ISBN 13 
9780822951186
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
168

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