Quitting Certainties A Bayesian Framework Modeling Degrees of Belief
Quitting Certainties A Bayesian Framework Modeling Degrees of Belief
- ISBN 13:
9780199687602
- ISBN 10:
0199687609
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 08/01/2014
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary
Titelbaum develops this new framework from the ground up, assuming little technical background on the part of his reader. He interprets Bayesian theories as formal models of rational requirements, leading him to discuss both the elements that go into a formal model and the general principles that link formal systems to norms. By reinterpreting Bayesian methodology and altering the theory's updating rules, Titelbaum is able to respond to a host of challenges to Bayesianism both old and new. These responses lead in turn to deeper questions about commitment, consistency, and the nature of information.
Quitting Certainties presents the first systematic, comprehensive Bayesian framework unifying the treatment of memory loss and context-sensitivity. It develops this framework, motivates it, compares it to alternatives, then applies it to cases in epistemology, decision theory, the theory of identity, and the philosophy of quantum mechanics.