An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic - Softcover

Hacking, Ian

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This is an introductory 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,...

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Ian Hacking is the winner of the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2009.

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  • PublisherCambridge University Press
  • Publication date2001
  • ISBN 10 0521775019
  • ISBN 13 9780521775014
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages322
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