Future of Post-Human Probability: Towards a New Theory of Objectivity & Subjecti

Description: Future of Post-Human Probability by Peter Baofu Is the degree of probability that an individual holds when betting on a particular outcome really so subjective that, as Frank Ramsey once argued, "objective logical relations" do not exist and that "probability is the logic of partial belief"? (WK 2012a) This subjective interpretation of probability can be contrasted with an objective view by John Keynes, who argued instead that "logical probabilities are conceived to be objective, logical relations between propositions (or sentences), and hence not to depend in any way upon belief". (WK 2012) Contrary to these opposing interpretations (and other ones as will be discussed in the book), probability (in relation to both objectivity and subjectivity) are neither possible (nor impossible) nor desirable (or undesirable) to the extent that the respective ideologues (on different sides) would like us to believe. Surely, this questioning of the opposing interpretations on probability does not entail that probability is useless, or that those fields related to probability (like "statistics, finance, gambling, science, artificial intelligence/machine learning and philosophy") are not worth studying.Needless to say, neither of these extreme views is reasonable. Instead, this book offers an alternative way to understand the future of probability, especially in the dialectic context of objectivity and subjectivity -- while learning from different approaches in the literature but without favouring any one of them (nor integrating them, since they are not necessarily compatible with each other). More specifically, this book offers a new theory (that is, the interpretivist theory of probability) in order to go beyond the existing approaches in a novel way. To understand this, the book is organised in four chapters. This seminal project will fundamentally change the way that we think about probability in relation to objectivity and subjectivity from the combined perspectives of the mind, nature, society, and culture, with enormous implications for the human future and what I originally called its "post-human" fate. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Table of Contents Introduction: The Use of Probability; Objectivity & its Ambivalence; Subjectivity & its Duality; Conclusion: The Future of Probability; Bibliography; Index. Details ISBN162948671X Year 2014 ISBN-10 162948671X ISBN-13 9781629486710 Format Hardcover Pages 672 Imprint Nova Science Publishers Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publisher Nova Science Publishers Inc DEWEY 121.4 Publication Date 2014-03-01 Subtitle Towards a New Theory of Objectivity & Subjectivity Short Title Future of Post-Human Probability Language English UK Release Date 2014-03-01 AU Release Date 2014-03-01 NZ Release Date 2014-03-01 US Release Date 2014-03-01 Author Peter Baofu Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:78657994;

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