The Foundations Of Scientific Inference / Edition 1

by Wesley C. Salmon

Overview

Not since Ernest Nagel’s 1939 monograph on the theory of probability has there been a comprehensive elementary survey of the philosophical problems of probablity and induction.  This is an authoritative and up-to-date treatment of the subject, and yet it is relatively brief and nontechnical.

Hume’s skeptical arguments regarding the justification of induction are taken as a point of departure, and a variety of traditional and contemporary ways of dealing with this problem are considered.  The author then sets forth his own criteria of adequacy for interpretations of probability.  Utilizing these criteria he analyzes contemporary theories of probability , as well as the older classical and subjective interpretations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780822951186
Publisher:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date:	06/30/1967
Edition description:	1
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

Editorial Reviews

An excellent little book. One might disagree with some of its contentions; some will disagree with the whole foundational approach. But Professor Salmon has given us a book of exceptional clarity and conciseness.”
—Isis

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