Experience and Prediction: An Analysis of the Foundations and the Structure of Knowledge (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Hans Reichenbach

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1528150422 ISBN 13: 9781528150422

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

Synopsis

How do we turn experience into reliable knowledge?

This book explains how scientific knowledge is built, tested, and judged under uncertainty. It examines how predictions and inductive reasoning shape our view of the world and why knowledge can be best understood as a system of posits or wagers rather than simple truths.

The discussion moves from the foundations of knowledge to the structure of scientific reasoning. It shows how induction, prediction, and probability guide our beliefs, and how we distinguish between subjective impressions and objective facts. The book also explores the relation between waking and dream worlds and how Psychoanalysis can influence our view of prediction and evidence.

• How induction leads to reliable predictions and why predictions matter for science
• How to interpret knowledge as a system of posits or wagers
• How we differentiate subjective experience from objective existence
• How probability and verification shape our understanding of truth

Ideal for readers of philosophy of science and epistemology who want a clear map of how knowledge is built from experience to prediction.

About this title

About the Author

The late Hans Reichenbach was Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. His previous books include "The Theory of Probability" and "Philosophic Foundations of Quantum Mechanics" (University of California Press); "Elements of Symbolic Logic"; "Experience and Prediction"; and "Atom and Cosmos".

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1528150422
• ISBN 13: 9781528150422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 418