Probability Is the Very Guide of Life : The Philosophical Uses of Chance (2003, Paperback) (2003)

ISBN 10: 0812695135 / ISBN 13: 9780812695137

Published by Open Court, 2003

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• Title: Probability Is the Very Guide of Life : The Philosophical Uses of Chance (2003, Paperback) (2003)
• Publisher: Open Court
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812695135
• ISBN 13: 9780812695137
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: VERY_GOOD
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Synopsis

The theory of probability grew up in gaming rooms, graduated to insurance companies, and was eventually applied by philosophers to all kinds of ordinary choices. This collection represents the best recent work on the subject and includes essays by Clark Glymour, James H. Fetzer, and Wesley C. Salmon.

About the Author

Henry E. Kyburg, Jr. is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rochester, New York. Mariam Thalos is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. Her articles have appeared in scholarly journals, including Synthese, Journal of Political Philosophy, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, and Philosophy of Science.