Philosophy of Probability Contemporary Readings [Hardcover]

Philosophy of Probability: Contemporary Readingsis the first anthology to collect essential readings in this important area of philosophy. Featuring the work of leading philosophers in the field such as Carnap, H?jek, Jeffrey, Joyce, Lewis, Loewer, Popper, Ramsey, van Fraassen, von Mises, and many others, the book looks in depth at the following key topics:

• subjective probability and credence
• probability updating: conditionalization and reflection
• Bayesian confirmation theory
• classical, logical, and evidential probability
• frequentism
• physical probability: propensities and objective chances.

The book features a useful primer on the mathematics of probability, and each section includes an introduction by the editor, as well as a guide to further reading. A broad-ranging and highly accessible exploration of the subject, Philosophy of Probabilityis ideal for any student of formal epistemology, philosophy of science, metaphysics, or philosophy of mathematics.

Probability Primer  Part 1: Degrees of Belief  1. Introduction  2.Truth and Probability, F. P. Ramsey  3. Subjective Probability: Criticisms, Reflections and Problems, Henry E. Kyburg, Jr.  4. A Nonpragmatic Vindication of Probabilism, James Joyce  Part 2: Updating Degrees of Belief: Conditionalization and Reflection  5. Introduction  6. Why Conditionalize?, David Lewis  7. Probability Kinematics, Richard C. Jeffrey  8. Belief and the Will, Bas C. van Fraassen  9. Diachronic Rationality,