Synopses & Reviews
Bayes's theorem is a tool for assessing how probable evidence makes some hypotheses. The papers in this volume consider the theorem's worth, its applicability in assessing various forms of evidence, and the philosophical issues surrounding the theorem. The volume ends with the original paper containing the theorem, presented to the Royal Society in 1763.
Table of Contents
Introduction / Richard Swinburne -- Bayesianism : its scope and limits / Elliott Sober -- Bayesianism in statistics / Colin Howson -- Bayes's theorem and weighing evidence by juries / A.P. Dawid -- Bayes, Hume, Price, and miracles / John Earman -- Propensities may satisfy Bayes's theorem / David Miller -- Appendix : 'An essay towards solving a problem in the doctrine of chances' / by Thomas Bayes, presented to the Royal Society by Richard Price ; preceded by a historical introduction by G.A. Barnard.