Probability theory
Subtitle: philosophy, recent history and relations to science
By: edited by Vincent F. Hendricks, Stig Andur Pedersen and Klaus Frovin Jørgensen.
Contributors: Hendricks, Vincent F.; Pedersen, Stig Andur, 1943-; Jørgensen, Klaus Frovin.
Series: Synthese library -- v. 297
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Probabilities -- Congresses.; Mathematical statistics -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "Since the measure theoretical definition of probability was proposed by Kolmogorov, probability theory has developed into a mature mathematical theory. It is today a fruitful field of mathematics that has important applications in philosophy, science, engineering, and many other areas. The measure theoretical definition of probability and its axioms, however, are not without their problems; some of them even puzzled Kolmogorov. This book sheds light on some recent discussions of the problems in probability theory and their history, analysing their philosophical and mathematical significance, and the role of mathematical probability theory in other sciences."--Jacket.
Notes: Proceedings of a conference held Sept. 16-18, 1998 at Roskilde University, Denmark.

Includes bibliographical references and index.