The laws of belief : ranking theory and its philosophical applications

The laws of belief : ranking theory and its philosophical applications / Wolfgang Spohn.

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 pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spohn, Wolfgang
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Reason.
Causation.
Idea (Philosophy)
reason.
PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.
Causation
Reason
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Belief and its objects
  • The probabilistic way
  • The representation of belief : some standard moves
  • Ranking functions
  • Reasons and apriority
  • Conditional independence and ranking nets
  • The measurement of ranks
  • Supposing, updating, and reflection
  • Ranks and probabilities
  • Comparisons
  • Laws and their confirmation
  • Ceteris paribus conditions and dispositions
  • Causation
  • Objectification
  • Justification, perception, and consciousness
  • The a priori structure of reasons.

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