Item #452389 Probability and evidence : [based on the second series of John Dewey lectures, given at Columbia University in 1970 ; with two other essays] / A.J. Ayer. A. J. Ayer, Alfred Jules.

Probability and evidence : [based on the second series of John Dewey lectures, given at Columbia University in 1970 ; with two other essays] / A.J. Ayer

1972, First Edition. London : Macmillan. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edgeworn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Some minor library marks remain internally. A well-preserved copy overall. Item #452389
ISBN: 0333127560

Series; John Dewey lectures ; 1970. Physical description; x, 144 pages : 1 illustration ; 23 cm. Notes; Based on a series of three lectures delivered at Columbia University on 7, 8 and 9 April 1970. They constituted the second series of John Dewey Lectures. Includes index. Contents; pt. 1. Probability and evidence. The legacy of Hume -- A priori probability and the frequency theory -- The problem of confirmation -- pt. 2. Has Harrod answered Hume? -- pt. 3. The problem of conditionals. Subjects; Probabilities. Evidence. Conditionals (Logic). Hume, David (1711-1776).

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