310 pp. '1' in number line. Following a "Prescript" by David Hume, "Sceptical Doubts Concerning the Human Understanding" and a "Postscript" by Wilfrid Sellars, "Are There Non-Deductive Logics?", Contents divided into 15 Essays in 2 Parts: Part I. PROBABILITY AND INDUCTION (1) Hans Reichenbach, "Frequentist Theory of Probability and Induction"; (2) Rudolf Carnap, "On Inductive Logic"; (3) Frank P. Ramsey, :Degrees of Belief"; (4) Richard C. Jeffrey, "Probable Knowledge"; (5) Rudolf Carnap, "The Aim of Inductive Logic"; (6) Bas C. van Fraassen, "Probabilities and the Problem of Individuation"; (7) Wesley C. Salmon, "Inquiries into the Foundations of Science"; Part II. PROBLEMS AND PARADOXES OF INDUCTIVE LOGIC (8) Carl G. Hempel, "Recent Problems of Induction; (9) Herbert Feigl, "De Principiis Non Disputandum [On the Meaning and the Limits of Justificatiion]"; (10) Max Black, "Self-Supporting Inductive Arguments"; (11) Wesley C. Salmon, "On Vindicating Induction"; (12) Carl G. Hempel, "Studies in the Logic of Confirmation"; (13) J.L. Mackie, "The Paradox of Confirmation"; (14) Hugues Leblanc, "That Positive Instances Are No Help"; (15) Bernard R. Grunstra, "The Plausibility of the Entrenchment Concept"; Bibliography, pp. 308-310. Maroon Faux Leather with brilliant gilt lettering on front cover and spine. NO JACKET. Rubbing wear (surface maroon, leaving pinkish tinge) at book and spine corners micro-tip of grey board exposed at lower left corner, rear cover; tiny nick near mid-point of left spine edge and at 1" up from lower right front cover corner on right front cover edge; a small bit of intermittent rubbing on each lower edge; apparent page-jam on p. 81/82, echoing on pp.83/84, 85/86 (long flat but faintly detectable, as well as a soft crease of a smaller nature from pp. 88-104 (NO impact upon text): certainly describes worse than it is, but there you certainly have it. Strong binding (NO cracks); Square corners (despite rubbing); NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Collection of CLASSIC Readings in Induction with Classic Authors in the field. Arguably, Gift-Giving Quality, despite superficial flaws or you may need new friends.

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Title: Probabilities, Problems, and Paradoxes: Readings in Inductive Logic
Publisher: Dickenson Publishing Company, Encino, CA and Belmont, CA
Publication Date: 1972
Language: English
ISBN 10: 082210010X
ISBN 13: 9780822100102
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good

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