In Defence of Objective Bayesianism

In Defence of Objective Bayesianism
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9780191576133
ISBN-13 : 0191576131
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Book Synopsis In Defence of Objective Bayesianism by : Jon Williamson

Download or read book In Defence of Objective Bayesianism written by Jon Williamson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-05-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How strongly should you believe the various propositions that you can express? That is the key question facing Bayesian epistemology. Subjective Bayesians hold that it is largely (though not entirely) up to the agent as to which degrees of belief to adopt. Objective Bayesians, on the other hand, maintain that appropriate degrees of belief are largely (though not entirely) determined by the agent's evidence. This book states and defends a version of objective Bayesian epistemology. According to this version, objective Bayesianism is characterized by three norms: · Probability - degrees of belief should be probabilities · Calibration - they should be calibrated with evidence · Equivocation - they should otherwise equivocate between basic outcomes Objective Bayesianism has been challenged on a number of different fronts. For example, some claim it is poorly motivated, or fails to handle qualitative evidence, or yields counter-intuitive degrees of belief after updating, or suffers from a failure to learn from experience. It has also been accused of being computationally intractable, susceptible to paradox, language dependent, and of not being objective enough. Especially suitable for graduates or researchers in philosophy of science, foundations of statistics and artificial intelligence, the book argues that these criticisms can be met and that objective Bayesianism is a promising theory with an exciting agenda for further research.


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