This volume is number ten in the 11-volume Handbook of the History of
Logic. While there are many examples were a science split from
philosophy and became autonomous (such as physics with Newton and
biology with Darwin), and while there are, perhaps, topics that are of
exclusively philosophical interest, inductive logic — as this
handbook attests — is a research field where philosophers and
scientists fruitfully and constructively interact. This handbook
covers the rich history of scientific turning points in Inductive
Logic, including probability theory and decision theory. Written by
leading researchers in the field, both this volume and the Handbook as
a whole are definitive reference tools for senior undergraduates,
graduate students and researchers in the history of logic, the history
of philosophy, and any discipline, such as mathematics, computer
science, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence, for whom
the historical background of his or her work is a salient
consideration.
• Chapter on the Port Royal contributions to probability theory and
decision theory
• Serves as a singular contribution to the intellectual history of
the 20th century • Contains the latest scholarly discoveries and
interpretative insights
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ISBN
9780080931692
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Vendor
North Holland
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Antall sider
800
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