Bayesianism and Scientific Reasoning (Paperback)

Jonah N. Schupbach

ISBN 10: 1108714013 / ISBN 13: 9781108714013

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2022

Paperback. This Element explores the Bayesian approach to the logic and epistemology of scientific reasoning. Section 1 introduces the probability calculus as an appealing generalization of classical logic for uncertain reasoning. Section 2 explores some of the vast terrain of Bayesian epistemology. Three epistemological postulates suggested by Thomas Bayes in his seminal work guide the exploration. This section discusses modern developments and defenses of these postulates as well as some important criticisms and complications that lie in wait for the Bayesian epistemologist. Section 3 applies the formal tools and principles of the first two sections to a handful of topics in the epistemology of scientific reasoning: confirmation, explanatory reasoning, evidential diversity and robustness analysis, hypothesis competition, and Ockham's Razor. Explores the Bayesian approach to the logic and epistemology of scientific reasoning. It introduces the probability calculus as an appealing generalization of classical logic for uncertain reasoning, explores Bayesian epistemology and applies the formal tools and principles to a handful of topics in the epistemology of scientific reasoning. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781108714013

Synopsis:

This work presents probability theory as a logic of confidences, and it critically explores a Bayesian epistemology of scientific reasoning.

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Title: Bayesianism and Scientific Reasoning (...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new