The place of probability in science in honor of Ellery Eells (1953-2006) /
The purpose of philosophy, broadly conceived, can be described as that of attempting to resolve heretofore unsolved conceptual and theoretical problems, especially those that lie at the foundations of knowledge and values. Given the central role of science in acquiring reliable knowledge, the study...
| Other Authors: | Eells, Ellery., Fetzer, James H., 1940-, SpringerLink (Online Service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; London :
Springer,
©2010.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xliii, 368 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits. |
| Series: |
Boston studies in the philosophy of science ;
v. 284. |
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| Summary: |
The purpose of philosophy, broadly conceived, can be described as that of attempting to resolve heretofore unsolved conceptual and theoretical problems, especially those that lie at the foundations of knowledge and values. Given the central role of science in acquiring reliable knowledge, the study of science has become of special importance within philosophy. And within philosophy of science, in turn, no other concept possesses the centrality and importance as does that of probability. To clarify and illuminate the place of probability in science Ellery Eells and James H. Fetzer have brought. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. THE PLACE OF PROBABILITY IN SCIENCE; Preface; Contents; Introduction; Memorials; Ellery Eells (1953 -- 2006); At the Memorial Gathering for Ellery Eells; Remembrances of Ellery Eells; Prologue; Objective Probability Theory Theory; Part I Alternative Conceptions of Probability; Probabilistic Causality and Causal Generalizations; The Possibility of Infinitesimal Chances; Probabilistic Metaphysics; Part II The Objectivity of Macro-Probabilities; Chance and Necessity:From Humean Supervenience to Humean Projection; Evolutionary Theory and the Reality of Macro-Probabilities. The purpose of philosophy, broadly conceived, can be described as that of attempting to resolve heretofore unsolved conceptual and theoretical problems, especially those that lie at the foundations of knowledge and values. Given the central role of science in acquiring reliable knowledge, the study of science has become of special importance within philosophy. And within philosophy of science, in turn, no other concept possesses the centrality and importance as does that of probability. To clarify and illuminate the place of probability in science Ellery Eells and James H. Fetzer have brought. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xliii, 368 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789048136155 9048136156 |