Laws of Belief
Subtitle: Ranking Theory and Its Philosophical Applications
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780199697502
Subjects: Reason; Causation; Idea (philosophy)
Description: Wolfgang Spohn presents a full account of the dynamic laws of belief, by means of ranking theory, a relative of probability theory which he has pioneered since the 1980s. He offers novel insights into the nature of laws, the theory of causation inductive reasoning and its experiential base, and a priori principles of reason.