Foundations of Probability with Applications: Selected Papers 1974–1995

Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory

by Patrick C. Suppes

This is an important collection of essays on dealing with the foundations of probability that will be of value to philosophers of science, mathematicians, statisticians, psychologists and educationalists. The collection falls into three parts: Part I comprises five essays on the axiomatic foundations of probability. Part II contains seven articles on probabilistic causality and quantum mechanics, with an emphasis on the existence of hidden variables. The third part consists of a single extended essay applying probabilistic theories of learning to practical questions of education: it incorporates extensive data analysis.

208 pages, Paperback

First published November 13, 1996