Tychomancy - Inferring Probability From Causal Structure

Zusammenfassung Michael Strevens makes three claims about rules for inferring physical probability. They are reliable. They constitute a key part of the physical intuition that allows us to navigate the world safely in the absence of scientific knowledge. And they played a crucial role in scientific innovation, from statistical physics to natural selection.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Strevens, Strevens Michael
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.06.2013
• EAN: 9780674073111
• ISBN: 978-0-674-07311-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; popular science, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology