Henry E. Kyburg, Jr. & Isaac Levi

ISBN-13: 9789027713094 / Angielski / Miękka / 1982 / 324 str.

Radu J. Bogdan; R. Bogdan

Opis

The aim of this series is to inform both professional philosophers and a larger readership (of social and natural scientists, methodologists, mathematicians, students, teachers, publishers, etc.) about what is going on, who's who, and who does what in contemporary philosophy and logic. PROFILES is designed to present the research activity and the results of already outstanding personalities and schools and of newly emerging ones in the various fields of philosophy and logic. There are many Festschrift volumes dedicated to various philosophers. There is the celebrated Library of Living Philosophers edited by P. A. Schilpp whose format influenced the present enterprise. Still they can only cover very little of the contemporary philosophical scene. Faced with a tremendous expansion of philosophical information and with an almost frightening division oflabor and increas ing specialization we need systematic and regular ways of keeping track of what happens in the profession. PROFILES is intended to perform such a function. Each volume is devoted to one or several philosophers whose views and results 'are presented and discussed. The profiled philosopher(s} will summarize and review his (their) own work in the main fields of signifi cant contribution. This work will be discussed and evaluated by invited contributors. Relevant historical and/or biographical data, an up-to-date bibliography with short abstracts of the most important works and, whenever possible, references to significant reviews and discussions will also be included."

Spis treści

I.- One.- Self-Profile.- 1. Introduction.- 2. A Glance Over the Shoulder.- 3. Probability.- 4. Theory and Inference.- 5. Metaphysics and Ontology.- 6. Language and Logic.- 7. Value Theory.- 8. Social and Political Philosophy.- 9. Summary.- Two.- Kyburg’s System of Probability.- Kyburg on Direct Inference.- Reply.- Three.- Bibliography of Henry E. Kyburg, Jr..- II.- One.- Self-Profile.- 1. Beginnings.- 2. Early Themes.- 3. Cognitive States.- 4. Revision of Knowledge.- 5. Credal Probability and Decision Making.- 6. Conditionalization and Revision of Probabilities.- 7. Inductive Logic.- 8. Statistical Probability and Direct Inference.- 9. Evidential Support.- 10. Unfinished Business.- Two.- Levi’s Theory of Acceptance.- Levi on the Dogma of Randomization in Experiments.- Replies.- Three.- Bibliography of Isaac Levi.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjects.