In Defence of Objective Bayesianism

by Jon Williamson

How strongly should you believe the various propositions that you can express?

That is the key question facing Bayesian epistemology. Subjective Bayesians hold that it is largely (though not entirely) up to the agent as to which degrees of belief to adopt. Objective Bayesians, on the other hand, maintain that appropriate degrees of belief are largely (though not entirely) determined by the agent's evidence. This book states and defends a version...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199228000
• ISBN13: 9780199228003
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"