A Primer of Probability Logic

by Ernest W. Adams

This book is meant to be a primer, that is, an introduction, to probability logic, a subject that appears to be in its infancy. Probability logic is a subject envisioned by Hans Reichenbach and largely created by Adams. It treats conditionals as bearers of conditional probabilities and discusses an appropriate sense of validity for arguments such conditionals, as well as ordinary statements as premisses.

This is a clear well-written text on the subject of probability logic, suitable for advanced undergraduates or graduates, but also of interest to professional philosophers. There are well-thought-out exercises, and a number of advanced topics treated in appendices, while some are brought up in exercises and some are alluded to only in footnotes. By this means, it is hoped that the reader will at least be made aware of most of the important ramifications of the subject and its tie-ins with current research, and will have some indications concerning recent and relevant literature.

Genres: Logic

376 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1996

Reviews

[Dio Mavroyannis · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to read this book in detail and go through all the problems. Unfortunately, I found some of the problems either incoherent or wrong. Specifically, when it starts getting into probability, I even posted to Math stack exchange to see if they agreed with me and the one answer I posted did: https://math.stackexchange.com/questi...

If someone can tell me why I am wrong I would appreciate it but as things stand, I find this book does not pay sufficient attention to detail.