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A guide to the practical art of plausible reasoning, this book has relevance in every field of intellectual activity. Professor Polya, a world-famous mathematician from Stanford University, uses mathematics to show how hunches and guesses play an important part in even the most rigorously deductive science. He explains how solutions to problems can be guessed at; good guessing is often more important than rigorous deduction in finding correct solutions. Vol. II, on Patterns of Plausible Inference, attempts to develop a logic of plausibility. What makes some evidence stronger and some weaker? How does one seek evidence that will make a suspected truth more probable? These questions involve philosophy and psychology as well as mathematics.
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G. Polya (1887-1985) was Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University.
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Condition: Bueno. : Este libro, escrito por el renombrado matemático George Pólya, explora el arte del razonamiento plausible y su aplicación en diversas disciplinas. El autor utiliza ejemplos matemáticos para ilustrar cómo las conjeturas y las suposiciones juegan un papel crucial incluso en las ciencias más rigurosas. En el Volumen II, se profundiza en los patrones de inferencia plausible, analizando cómo evaluar la solidez de la evidencia y cómo buscar información que respalde una verdad sospechada. Esta obra, que combina filosofía, psicología y matemáticas, es una guía práctica para desarrollar habilidades de pensamiento crítico y resolución de problemas. EAN: 9780691025100 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Filosofía|Historia Título: Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning: Volume II Patterns of Plausible Inference Autor: G. Polya Editorial: Princeton University Press Idioma: en Páginas: 200 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2026-02-24-bcc0cb67
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