Accuracy and the laws of credence [electronic resource] / Richard Pettigrew.
Pettigrew, Richard, author.
2016
BD215 .P48 2016eb
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Title Accuracy and the laws of credence [electronic resource] / Richard Pettigrew.
Author Pettigrew, Richard, author.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9780191797019 (electronic book)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198732716
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (ix, 238 pages) : illustrations
Item Number 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198732716 doi
Call Number BD215 .P48 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 121.6
Summary Richard Pettigrew offers an extended investigation into a particular way of justifying the rational principles that govern our credences (or degrees of belief). He draws on decision theory in order to justify the central tenets of Bayesian epistemology, and sets out a veritistic account of epistemic utility.
Note Richard Pettigrew offers an extended investigation into a particular way of justifying the rational principles that govern our credences (or degrees of belief). He draws on decision theory in order to justify the central tenets of Bayesian epistemology, and sets out a veritistic account of epistemic utility.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 26, 2016).
Available in Other Form Accuracy and the laws of credence.
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Formulating the dominance principle
Measuring accuracy : existing accounts
Measuring accuracy : a new account
The Bronfman objection
The accuracy argument for probabilism
Chance-credence principles. The principal principle
Vindication and chance
Dominance and chance
Self-undermining chances
The principle of indiference. Maximin and the principle of indifference
Hurwicz, regret, and C-maximin
Accuracy and updating. Plan conditionalization
Diachronic conditionalization
Where next for epistemic utility theory?

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