Philosophy and probability /

Probability is increasingly important for our understanding of the world. What is probability? How do we model it, and how do we use it? Timothy Childers presents a lively introduction to the foundations of probability and to philosophical issues it raises. He keeps technicalities to a minimum, and...

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Autore principale: Childers, Timothy
Natura: Printed Book
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Soggetti:
Probabilities > Philosophy.
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