The sweep of probability
著者
書誌事項
The sweep of probability
University of Notre Dame Press, c1991
大学図書館所蔵 全4件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The Sweep of Probability broadly surveys this burgeoning field of philosophical inquiry. The book is unique because it engages the reader in contemporary debates about a variety of issues in probability theory without requiring a background in probability and mathematics. It also illustrates how the concerns of probability relate not only to philosophical inquiry but to aspects of everyday life. The primary aim of this book, claims George N.Schlesinger in the introduction, is to illustrate, by discussing a wide variety of topics, that ""elementary probability belongs to one of those rare intellectual ventures where the returns are disproportionately high to the initial investment of effort."" Schlesinger, who is well acquainted with the current literature, begins by illustrating the uses of a few elementary theorems such as Baye's Theorem and the Rule of Elimination. The volume then discusses philosophical ideas in which such theorems play a considerable role. The book examines the principle of indifference; confirmation; relevance; credibility of witnesses; reliability of symptoms; the logic of moral obligations; randomness and pattern repetition; and the anthropic principle. Accessible to undergraduates, the book will make an appealing introduction to probability and its problems, especially in courses where the instructor wants to present a unit on probability without having to delve into it too deeply or presuppose special background in his or her students.
「Nielsen BookData」 より