Eells, Ellery
The Place of Probability in Science
1. Objective Probability Theory Theory
Ellery Eells
2. Probabilistic Causality and Causal Generalizations
Daniel M. Hausman
3. The Possibility of Infinitesimal Chances
Martin Barrett
4. Probabilistic Metaphysics
James H. Fetzer
5. Chance and Necessity
Wolfgang Spohn
6. Evolutionary Theory and the Reality of Macro-Probabilities
Elliott Sober
7. Is Evolution An Optimizing Process?
James H. Fetzer
8. Propensity Trajectories, Preemption, and the Identity of Events
Ellery Eells
9. Miraculous Consilience of Quantum Mechanics
Malcolm R. Forster
10. Probability and Objectivity in Deterministic and Indeterministic Situations
James H. Fetzer
11. How Bayesian Confirmation Theory Handles the Paradox of the Ravens
Branden Fitelson, James Hawthorne
12. Learning to Network
Brian Skyrms, Robin Pemantle
13. Probabilities in Decision Rules
Paul Weirich
14. Propensities and Frequencies
James H. Fetzer
Keywords: Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Statistical Theory and Methods, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Modern Philosophy
- Author(s)
- Eells, Ellery
- Fetzer, J.H.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2010
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Imprint
- Springer Netherlands - Dordrecht
- Series
- Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science
- Page amount
- 43 pages
- Category
- Philosophy
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9789048136155