Science, belief, and behaviour : essays in honour of R. B. Braithwaite / edited by D.H. Mellor.

Date:
1980
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Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1980.

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xii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Includes bibliographies
"Bibliography of the philosophical writing of R. B. Braithwaite": p. 219-227

Contents

Buchdahl, G. Neo-transcendental approaches towards scientific theory appraisal.--Jardine, N. The possibility of absolutism.--Körner, S. Science and the organization of belief.--Masterman, M. Braithwaite and Kuhn.--Hesse, M. A revised regularity view of scientific laws.--Mellor, D. H. Necessities and universals in natural laws.--Levi, I. Induction as self correcting according to Peirce.--Hacking, I. The theory of probable inference.--Kyburg, H. E. Statistical statements.--Jeffrey, R. C. How is it reasonable to base preferences on estimates of chance?--Harsanyi, J. C. Uses of Bayesian probability models in game theory.--Schick, F. Welfare, rights, and fairness.

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  • 052122960X