Paradoxes in probability theory William Eckhardt

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eckhardt, William, 1955-

Series:

SpringerBriefs in philosophy

SpringerBriefs in philosophy 2211-4548

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Probabilities--Philosophy.

Probabilities.

Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht New York Springer ©2013

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

"Paradoxes provide a vehicle for exposing misinterpretations and misapplications of accepted principles. This book discusses seven paradoxes surrounding probability theory. Some remain the focus of controversy; others have allegedly been solved, however the accepted solutions are demonstrably incorrect. Each paradox is shown to rest on one or more fallacies. Instead of the esoteric, idiosyncratic, and untested methods that have been brought to bear on these problems, the book invokes uncontroversial probability principles, acceptable both to frequentists and subjectivists. The philosophical disputation inspired by these paradoxes is shown to be misguided and unnecessary; for instance, startling claims concerning human destiny and the nature of reality are directly related to fallacious reasoning in a betting paradox, and a problem analyzed in philosophy journals is resolved by means of a computer program."--Publisher's website

Contents:

Seven Paradoxes A Summary of the Paradoxes

Part 1. Anthropic Fallacies DOOMSDAY! The Betting Crowd The Simulation Argument

Part 2. Dilemmas of Cooperation Newcomb's Problem The Open Box Game The Hadron Collider Card Experiment

Part 3. Mystifying Envelopes The Two-Envelopes Problem Odds and Ends

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Print version record

Other Format:

Print version Eckhardt, William. Paradoxes in probability theory

ISBN:

9789400751408

9400751400

OCLC:

812300522

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