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Probability and Evidence (Hardcover, Columbia Classics edition): A.J. Ayer

Probability and Evidence (Hardcover, Columbia Classics edition)

A.J. Ayer; Introduction by Graham Macdonald

Series: Columbia Classics in Philosophy

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A. J. Ayer was one of the foremost analytical philosophers of the twentieth century, and was known as a brilliant and engaging speaker. In essays based on his influential Dewey Lectures, Ayer addresses some of the most critical and controversial questions in epistemology and the philosophy of science, examining the nature of inductive reasoning and grappling with the issues that most concerned him as a philosopher. This edition contains revised and expanded versions of the lectures and two additional essays.

Ayer begins by considering Hume's formulation of the problem of induction and then explores the inferences on which we base our beliefs in factual matters. In other essays, he defines the three kinds of probability that inform inductive reasoning and examines the various criteria for verifiability and falsifiability. In his extensive introduction, Graham Macdonald discusses the arguments in "Probability and Evidence," how they relate to Ayer's other works, and their influence in contemporary philosophy. He also provides a brief biographical sketch of Ayer, and includes a bibliography of works about and in response to "Probability and Evidence."

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Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Columbia Classics in Philosophy
Release date: December 2005
First published: December 2005
Authors: A.J. Ayer
Introduction by: Graham Macdonald (Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages: 172
Edition: Columbia Classics edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-13274-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge
LSN: 0-231-13274-3
Barcode: 9780231132749

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