-
115Corroboration and rules of acceptanceBritish Journal for the Philosophy of Science 13 (52): 307-313. 1962.
-
103Undercutting and the Ramsey test for conditionalsSynthese 101 (2): 157-169. 1994.There is an important class of conditionals whose assertibility conditions are not given by the Ramsey test but by an inductive extension of that test. Such inductive Ramsey conditionals fail to satisfy some of the core properties of plain conditionals. Associated principles of nonmonotonic inference should not be assumed to hold generally if interpretations in terms of induction or appeals to total evidence are not to be ruled out
-
11Chance, Cause, Reason: An Inquiry into the Nature of Scientific EvidenceNoûs 16 (4): 619-622. 1982.
-
4Dissonance and Consistency according to Shackle and ShaferPSA Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1978 (2): 466-477. 1978.R.A.Fisher introduced the fiducial argument as a means for obtaining something from nothing. He thought that on some occasions it was legitimate to obtain a posterior probability distribution over a range of simple statistical hypotheses without commitment to a prior distribution [4].H.Jeffreys thought he could tame Fisher by casting his argument in a Bayesian mold through a derivation of the fiducial posterior from a suitably constructed ignorance prior via Bayes’ theorem and conditionalization…Read more
-
2Critical Notice: Patrick Suppes' Probabilistic MetaphysicsPhilosophy of Science 55 (4): 646-652. 1988.In the introduction to Probabilistic Metaphysics, Patrick Suppes declares his intention to refute each of five central tenets of “neotraditional metaphysics”. These tenets run as follows:The future is determined by the past.Every event has a sufficient determinant cause.Knowledge must be grounded in certainty.Scientific knowledge can in principle be made complete.Scientific knowledge and method can in principle be unified.
-
Convexity and Separability in Representing ConsensusIn Kaushik Basu & Ravi Kanbur (eds.), Arguments for a Better World: Essays in Honor of Amartya Sen: Volume I: Ethics, Welfare, and Measurement, Oxford University Press. 2008.
-
28Knowledge in Flux: Modeling the Dynamics of Episternic States by Peter Gärdenfors (review)Journal of Philosophy 88 (8): 437-444. 1991.
-
39Concepts, Theories, and the Mind-Body Problem (review)Journal of Philosophy 58 (9): 241-249. 1961.
-
7Probabilistic MetaphysicsPhilosophy of Science 55 (4): 646-652. 1988.In the introduction to Probabilistic Metaphysics, Patrick Suppes declares his intention to refute each of five central tenets of “neotraditional metaphysics”. These tenets run as follows:The future is determined by the past.Every event has a sufficient determinant cause.Knowledge must be grounded in certainty.Scientific knowledge can in principle be made complete.Scientific knowledge and method can in principle be unified.
-
8The Logic of Consistency and the Logic of TruthDialectica 58 (4): 461-482. 2004.In “Truth and Probability” Ramsey claimed that the logic of consistency for probability is not a logic of truth. After supporting this claim, he proceeded to explore the possibilities for a logic of truth for probability. An examination of Ramsey's intent reveals that Ramsey was far from being an orthodox Bayesian when it comes to statistical reasoning. The relations between Ramsey's thought and the ideas of Keynes and Peirce are discussed.
-
22
-
Abduction and demands for informationIn Ilkka Niiniluoto & Raimo Tuomela (eds.), The Logic and Epistemology of Scientific Change, North-holland Pub. Co.. pp. 30--405. 1979.
-
12A Paradox for the BirdsIn R. S. Cohen, P. K. Feyerabend & M. Wartofsky (eds.), Essays in Memory of Imre Lakatos, Reidel. pp. 371--378. 1976.
-
Is a miss as good as a mileIn Sami Pihlström, Panu Raatikainen & Matti Sintonen (eds.), Approaching truth: essays in honour of Ilkka Niiniluoto, College Publications. pp. 209--223. 2007.
-
20
-
30Escape from Boredom: Edification According to RortyCanadian Journal of Philosophy 11 (4). 1981.Richard Rorty sings in the antifoundationalist chorus. His song equates the rise of foundationalist epistemology with the professionalization of philosophy. The discordant notes he finds in the foundationalist score become, as a consequence, subversive of philosophy as an autonomous discipline.Nonetheless, the most salient feature of Rorty's recent book, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature, is that it is by a professional philosopher, for professional philosophers and about the future of philoso…Read more
-
18Perception as Input and as Reason for ActionCanadian Journal of Philosophy 25 (sup1): 135-154. 1995.
Isaac Levi
(1930 - 2018)
New York City, New York, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Philosophy of Probability |
General Philosophy of Science |