{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-probability-and-inductive-logic-paperback-9780521775014","title":"An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic (Paperback) 9780521775014","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn introductory 2001 textbook on probability and induction written by a foremost philosopher of science.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan Hacking (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521775014, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 2 July 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e322 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.1 x 17.5 x 2 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is, as intended, a very introductory text in probability and inductive logic.' Zentralblatt für Mathematik\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is an introductory 2001 textbook on probability and induction written by one of the world's foremost philosophers of science. The book has been designed to offer maximal accessibility to the widest range of students (not only those majoring in philosophy) and assumes no formal training in elementary symbolic logic. It offers a comprehensive course covering all basic definitions of induction and probability, and considers such topics as decision theory, Bayesianism, frequency ideas, and the philosophical problem of induction. The key features of this book are a lively and vigorous prose style; lucid and systematic organization and presentation of ideas; many practical applications; a rich supply of exercises drawing on examples from such fields as psychology, ecology, economics, bioethics, engineering, and political science; numerous brief historical accounts of how fundamental ideas of probability and induction developed; and a full bibliography of further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Logic: 1. Logic\u003cbr\u003e 2. What is inductive logic?\u003cbr\u003e Part II. How to Calculate Probabilities: 3. The gambler's fallacy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Elementary probability\u003cbr\u003e 5. Conditional probability\u003cbr\u003e 6. Basic laws of probability\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bayes' rule\u003cbr\u003e Part III. How to Combine Probabilities and Utilities: 8. Expected value\u003cbr\u003e 9. Maximizing expected value\u003cbr\u003e 10. Decision under uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Kinds of Probability: 11. What do you mean?\u003cbr\u003e 12. Theories about probability\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Probability as a Measure of Belief: 13. Personal probabilities\u003cbr\u003e 14. Coherence\u003cbr\u003e 15. Learning from experience\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Probability as Frequency: 16. Stability\u003cbr\u003e 17. Normal approximations\u003cbr\u003e 18. Significance\u003cbr\u003e 19. Confidence and inductive behaviour\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Probability Applied to Philosophy: 20. The philosophical problem of induction\u003cbr\u003e 21. Learning from experience as an evasion of the problem\u003cbr\u003e 22. Inductive behaviour as an evasion of the problem.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001089970456,"sku":"9780521775014","price":34.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521775014i_2826d0b4-b9a2-4c64-9f7f-a6c1d21a3f82.jpg?v=1691367812","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-introduction-to-probability-and-inductive-logic-paperback-9780521775014","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}