A guide to the practical art of plausible reasoning, this book has
relevance in every field of intellectual activity. Professor Polya,
a world-famous mathematician from Stanford University, uses
mathematics to show how hunches and guesses play an important part
in even the most rigorously deductive science. He explains how
solutions to problems can be guessed at; good guessing is often
more important than rigorous deduction in finding correct
solutions. Vol. II, on Patterns of Plausible Inference, attempts to
develop a logic of plausibility. What makes some evidence stronger
and some weaker? How does one seek evidence that will make a
suspected truth more probable? These questions involve philosophy
and psychology as well as mathematics.
General
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 1990 |
| First published: |
August 1990 |
| Authors: |
G. Polya
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| Dimensions: |
235 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
240 |
| Edition: |
Revised |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-02510-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
Philosophy of mathematics
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-691-02510-X |
| Barcode: |
9780691025100 |
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