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" Betting on theories / "
Patrick Maher.
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BL
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957054
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b711424
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Maher, Patrick.
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Betting on theories /\ Patrick Maher.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York, NY, USA :: Cambridge University Press,, 1993.
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Cambridge studies in probability, induction, and decision theory
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xii, 309 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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052141850X
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: 9780521418508
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-305) and index.
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| Abstract
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"This book is a major new contribution to decision theory, focusing on the question of when it is rational to accept scientific theories." "The author examines both Bayesian decision theory and confirmation theory, refining and elaborating the views of Ramsey and Savage. He argues that the most solid foundations for confirmation theory are to be found in decision theory, and he provides a decision-theoretic derivation of principles for how new probabilities should be revised over time. Professor Maher defines a notion of accepting a hypothesis, and then shows that it is not reducible to probability and that it is needed to deal with some important questions in the philosophy of science. A Bayesian decision-theoretic account of rational acceptance is provided, together with a proof of the foundations for this theory. A final chapter shows how this account can be used to cast light on such vexed issues as verisimilitude and scientific realism." "This is a book of critical importance to all philosophers of science and epistemologists, as well as to decision theorists in economics and other branches of the social sciences."--BOOK JACKET.
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Decision making.
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Decision Making.
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Akzeptanz
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Bayes-Entscheidungstheorie
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Bayesian statistical decision theory.
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Decisao (teoria)
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Decision making.
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Decision making.
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Entscheidungsprozess
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Entscheidungstheorie
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Philosophie
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Science-- Philosophy.
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Theorie
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Wissenschaftstheorie
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Besliskunde.
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| Dewey Classification
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519.5/42
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QA279.4.M33 1993
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17,1ssgn
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31.70bcl
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519.816
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CC 2500rvk
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QC 020rvk
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