A mathematical theory of evidence for G.L.S. Shackle
Mind and Society 2 (1):77-98 (2001)
| Abstract | Evidence Theory is a branch of mathematics that concerns combination of empirical evidence in an individualâs mind in order to construct a coherent picture of reality. Designed to deal with unexpected empirical evidence suggesting new possibilities, evidence theory is compatible with Shackleâs idea of decision-making as a creative act. This essay investigates this connection in detail, pointing to the usefulness of evidence theory to formalise and extend Shackleâs decision theory. In order to ease a proper framing of the issues involved, evidence theory is compared with sub-additive probability theory and Ewensâs infinite alleles model. Furthermore, the original version of evidence theory is presented along with its most recent developments | |||||||||
| Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Categories | No categories specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,701 |
| External links |
 |
| Through your library | Configure |
Similar books and articlesKent W. Staley (2004). Robust Evidence and Secure Evidence Claims. Philosophy of Science 71 (4):467-488.
Peter Kosso & Cynthia Kosso (1995). Central Place Theory and the Reciprocity Between Theory and Evidence. Philosophy of Science 62 (4):581-598.
Richard G. Swinburne (1971). Probability, Credibility and Acceptability. American Philosophical Quarterly 8 (3):275 - 283.
Alex Stein (2005). Foundations of Evidence Law. Oxford University Press.
Peter Lipton (1990). Prediction and Prejudice. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 4 (1):51 – 65.
Terence Parsons (2000). Underlying States and Time Travel. In Achille Varzi, James Higginbotham & Fabio Pianesi (eds.), Speaking of Events. Oxford University Press.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2010-08-10Total downloads4 ( #178,748 of 549,113 )Recent downloads (6 months)1 ( #63,361 of 549,113 )How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
