Betting on Theories - Maher, Patrick
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This book is a major new contribution to decision theory, focusing on the question of when it is rational to accept scientific theories. The author examines both Bayesian decision theory and confirmation theory, refining and elaborating the views of Ramsey and Savage. He argues that the most solid foundation for confirmation theory is to be found in decision theory, and he provides a decision-theoretic derivation of principles for how many probabilities should be revised over time. Professor Maher defines a notion of accepting a hypothesis, and then shows that it is not reducible to…mehr

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This book is a major new contribution to decision theory, focusing on the question of when it is rational to accept scientific theories. The author examines both Bayesian decision theory and confirmation theory, refining and elaborating the views of Ramsey and Savage. He argues that the most solid foundation for confirmation theory is to be found in decision theory, and he provides a decision-theoretic derivation of principles for how many probabilities should be revised over time. Professor Maher defines a notion of accepting a hypothesis, and then shows that it is not reducible to probability and that it is needed to deal with some important questions in the philosophy of science. A Bayesian decision-theoretic account of rational acceptance is provided together with a proof of the foundations for this theory. A final chapter shows how this account can be used to cast light on such vexed issues as verisimilitude and scientific realism.

Table of contents:
Preface; 1. The logic of preference; 2. Transitivity and normality; 3. Independence; 4. Subjective probability in science; 5. Diachronic rationality; 6. The concept of acceptance; 7. The significance of acceptance; 8. Representation theorem; 9. Scientific values; 10.Proof of theorem; Bibliography.

This book is a major new contribution to decision theory, focusing on the question of when it is rational to accept scientific theories.

This book is a major new contribution to decision theory, focusing on the question of when it is rational to accept scientific theories.
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Autorenporträt
Patrick Maher enjoys layered children's stories of other times and other worlds that inspire and give pleasure to children and adults alike. His greatest reward would be to know that children and their parents and teachers were teasing apart some of the hidden layers in this novel. The Case of the Nibiru is his first Arthur Templar novel. The next novel in the series is set in a Psychic Academy and is currently titled The Mystery of the Secret Codex.