TY - BOOK AU - Spohn,Wolfgang TI - The laws of belief: ranking theory and its philosophical applications SN - 9780191739323 (ebook) : AV - B63 U1 - 120 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Reason KW - Causation KW - Idea (Philosophy) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Wolfgang Spohn presents a full account of the dynamic laws of belief, by means of ranking theory, a relative of probability theory which he has pioneered since the 1980s. He offers novel insights into the nature of laws, the theory of causation inductive reasoning and its experiential base, and a priori principles of reason UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199697502.001.0001 ER -