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Induction, Acceptance, and Rational Belief

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Editors:
  1. Marshall Swain

    1. University of Pennsylvania, USA

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 26)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
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  2. Editor’s Introduction

    • Marshall Swain
    Pages 1-5

  3. Three Logics of Belief

    • Frederic Schick
    Pages 6-26

  4. The Consistency of Rational Belief

    • Marshall Swain
    Pages 27-54

  5. Conjunctivitis

    • Henry E. Kyburg Jr.
    Pages 55-82

  6. Induction

    • Gilbert H. Harman
    Pages 83-99

  7. Justification, Explanation, and Induction

    • Keith Lehrer
    Pages 100-133

  8. Probability and Evidence

    • Isaac Levi
    Pages 134-156

  9. Dracula Meets Wolfman: Acceptance vs. Partial Belief

    • Richard C. Jeffrey
    Pages 157-185

  10. Induction, Acceptance, and Rational Belief: A Selected Bibliography

    • Ralph L. Slaght
    Pages 186-227

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 228-234
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About this book

The papers collected in this volume were originally presented at a sym­ posium held at the University of Pennsylvania in December of 1968. Each of the papers has been revised in light of the discussions that took place during this symposium. None of the papers has appeared in print previously. The extensive bibliography that appears at the end of the volume was originally distributed during the symposium and was revised on the basis of many helpful suggestions made by those who participated. The symposium was made possible by a grant from The National Science Foundation and funds contributed by the Philosophy Depart­ ment of the University of Pennsylvania. On behalf of the contributors to this volume, I would like to express my thanks to these organizations for their generous support. In addition, I would like to express my gratitude to the members of the Graduate Philosophy Students Organization at the University of Penn­ sylvania for the considerable assistance they gave me during the sym­ posium. My thanks, also, to Judith Sofranko and Lynn Luckett for their very responsible efforts in the preparation of the manuscript. Finally, I would like to thank Professor James Cornman for his invaluable advice and encouragement.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Pennsylvania, USA

    Marshall Swain

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Induction, Acceptance, and Rational Belief

  • Editors: Marshall Swain

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3390-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1970

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0086-5Published: 31 July 1969

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3392-3Published: 17 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3390-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 234

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

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