Fundamentals of Bayesian Epistemology 1 - Introducing Credences

Fundamentals of Bayesian Epistemology provides an accessible introduction to the key concepts and principles of the Bayesian formalism. This volume introduces degrees of belief as a concept in epistemology and the rules for updating degrees of belief derived from Bayesian principles.

List of contents

• Quick Reference


• Preface


• I Our Subject


• 1: Beliefs and Degrees of Belief


• II The Bayesian Formalism


• 2: Probability Distributions


• 3: Conditional Credences


• 4: Updating by Conditionalization


• 5: Further Rational Constraints

About the author

Michael G. Titelbaum is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After majoring in philosophy at Harvard, he had a brief career as a high school teacher. He then earned a PhD in philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Australian National University. He began at UW-Madison in 2009, and was Chair of the Department of Philosophy 2019-2022.

Summary

Fundamentals of Bayesian Epistemology provides an accessible introduction to the key concepts and principles of the Bayesian formalism. This volume introduces degrees of belief as a concept in epistemology and the rules for updating degrees of belief derived from Bayesian principles.

Product details

• Authors: Michael G. Titelbaum, Michael G. (University of Wisconsin-Mad Titelbaum, Michael G. (Vilas Distinguished Achieve Titelbaum, Michael G. (Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the Department of Philosophy Titelbaum, Titelbaum Michael G.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9780198707608
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870760-8
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge