Probability Is the Very Guide of Life: The Philosophical Uses of Chance
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Probability Is the Very Guide of Life: The Philosophical Uses of Chance
By (Author) Henry E. Kyburg
Edited by Mariam Thalos
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
8th May 2003
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge
121.63
Physical Properties
Paperback
424
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
524g
Description
The theory of probability grew up in gaming rooms, graduated to insurance companies, and was eventually applied by philosophers to all kinds of ordinary choices. This collection represents the best recent work on the subject and includes essays by Clark Glymour, James H. Fetzer, and Wesley C. Salmon.
Author Bio
Henry E. Kyburg, Jr. is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rochester, New York. Mariam Thalos is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. Her articles have appeared in scholarly journals, including Synthese, Journal of Political Philosophy, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, and Philosophy of Science.
