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The Laws of Belief
- Ranking Theory and Its Philosophical Applications
Engelsk Paperback

The Laws of Belief

- Ranking Theory and Its Philosophical Applications
Engelsk Paperback

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Wolfgang Spohn presents the first full account of the dynamic laws of belief, by means of ranking theory. This book is his long-awaited presentation of ranking theory and its ramifications. He motivates and introduces the basic notion of a ranking function, which recognises degrees of belief and at the same time accounts for belief simpliciter. He provides a measurement theory for ranking functions, accounts for auto-epistemology in ranking-theoretic terms, and explicates the basic notion of a (deductive or non-deductive) reason. The rich philosophical applications of Spohn''s theory include: a new account of lawlikeness, an account of ceteris paribus laws, a new perspective on dispositions, a rich and detailed theory of deterministic causation, an understanding of natural modalities as an objectification of epistemic modalities, an account of the experiential basis of belief--and thus a restructuring of the debate on foundationalism and coherentism (and externalism and contextualism)--and, finally, a revival of fundamental a priori principles of reason fathoming the basics of empiricism and the relation between reason and truth, and concluding in a proof of a weak principle of causality. All this is accompanied by thorough comparative discussions, on a general level as well as within each topic, and in particular with respect to probability theory.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
616
ISBN-13:
9780198705857
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0198705859
Udg. Dato:
1 maj 2014
Længde:
32mm
Bredde:
159mm
Højde:
235mm
Forlag:
Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato:
1 maj 2014
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