Fundamentals of Bayesian Epistemology 2 - Arguments, Challenges, Alternatives

Fundamentals of Bayesian Epistemology provides an accessible introduction to the key concepts and principles of the Bayesian formalism. Volume 2 introduces applications of Bayesianism to confirmation and decision theory, then gives a critical survey of arguments for and challenges to Bayesian epistemology.

List of contents

• III Applications


• 6: Confirmation


• 7: Decision Theory


• IV Arguments for Bayesianism


• 8: Representation Theorems


• 9: Dutch Book Arguments


• 10: Accuracy Arguments


• Challenges and Objections


• 11: Memory Loss and Self-Location


• 12: Old Evidence, Logical Omniscience


• 13: Alternatives to Bayesianism


• 14: Comparisons, Ranges, Dempster-Shafer

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. Volume 2 introduces applications of Bayesianism to confirmation and decision theory, then gives a critical survey of arguments for and challenges to Bayesian epistemology.

Additional text

Michael G. Titelbaum provides an accessible introduction to the key concepts and principles of the Bayesian formalism, enabling the reader both to follow epistemological debates and to see broader implications

Product details

• Authors: Michael G. Titelbaum, Michael G. (University of Wisconsin-Mad Titelbaum, Michael G. (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Titelbaum, Michael G. (Vilas Distinguished Achieve Titelbaum, Titelbaum Michael G.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9780192863140
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286314-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > 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