Nomic Probability and the Foundations of Induction

by John L. Pollock

Book Overview

In this book Pollock deals with the subject of probabilistic reasoning, making general philosophical sense of objective probabilities and exploring their relationship to the problem of induction. He argues that probability is fundamental not only to physical science, but to induction, epistemology, the philosophy of science and much of the reasoning relevant to artificial intelligence. Pollock's main claim is that the fundamental notion of probability...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019506013X
• ISBN13: 9780195060133
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"