Fundamentals of Bayesian Epistemology (Volume 1) provides an accessible introduction to the key concepts and principles of the Bayesian formalism. This volume introduces degrees of belief as a concept in epistemology and the rules for updating degrees of belief derived from Bayesian principles.
- Provides a guide to Bayesian methods, now widespread in many fields
- Introduces Bayesian epistemology from the basics, with no background in the subject assumed
- Motivates and presents the Bayesian formalism in multiple ways, to make it approachable and understandable
- Further reading lists and thought-provoking exercises included in every chapter
Michael G. Titelbaum is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After majoring in philosophy at Harvard, he had a brief career as a high school teacher. He then earned a PhD in philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Australian National...