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Columbia Classics in Philosophy Ser.: Probability and Evidence by A. J. Ayer (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231132743
ISBN-139780231132749
eBay Product ID (ePID)46942695
Product Key Features
Number of Pages172 Pages
Publication NameProbability and Evidence
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
SubjectPhilosophy & Social Aspects, Probability & Statistics / General, Individual Philosophers, General, Logic
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics, Philosophy, Science
AuthorA. J. Ayer
SeriesColumbia Classics in Philosophy Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight12.2 Oz
Item Length0.8 in
Item Width0.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-049776
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal121/.6
SynopsisIn this new edition of Probability and Evidence , first published in 1972, one of the foremost analytical philosophers of the twentieth century addresses central questions in epistemology and the philosophy of science. Based on Ayer's influential Dewey Lectures of 1970, Probability and Evidence contains revised versions of the lectures and two additional essays. This new edition includes Graham Macdonald's extensive introduction explaining the book's importance and influence in contemporary philosophy., In this new edition of "Probability and Evidence," first published in 1972, one of the foremost analytical philosophers of the twentieth century addresses central questions in epistemology and the philosophy of science. Based on Ayer's influential Dewey Lectures of 1970, "Probability and Evidence" contains revised versions of the lectures and two additional essays. This new edition includes Graham Macdonald's extensive introduction explaining the book's importance and influence in contemporary philosophy., A. J. Ayer was one of the foremost analytical philosophers of the twentieth century, and was known as a brilliant and engaging speaker. In essays based on his influential Dewey Lectures, Ayer addresses some of the most critical and controversial questions in epistemology and the philosophy of science, examining the nature of inductive reasoning and grappling with the issues that most concerned him as a philosopher. This edition contains revised and expanded versions of the lectures and two additional essays. Ayer begins by considering Hume's formulation of the problem of induction and then explores the inferences on which we base our beliefs in factual matters. In other essays, he defines the three kinds of probability that inform inductive reasoning and examines the various criteria for verifiability and falsifiability. In his extensive introduction, Graham Macdonald discusses the arguments in Probability and Evidence , how they relate to Ayer's other works, and their influence in contemporary philosophy. He also provides a brief biographical sketch of Ayer, and includes a bibliography of works about and in response to Probability and Evidence .
LC Classification NumberB1618.A93P76 2006
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