Decision Theory as Philosophy

by Mark Kaplan

Book Overview

Introducing a new variant on Bayesian decision theory the author offers a compelling case that, while no panacea, decision theory does in fact have the most profound consequences for the way in which philosophers think about inquiry, criticism and rational belief. The new variant on Bayesian theory is presented in such a way that a nonspecialist will be able to understand it. The book also offers new solutions to some classic paradoxes. It focuses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521624967
• ISBN13: 9780521624961
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"