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Nick Bostrom - Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy (Studies in Philosophy) - 9780415938587 - V9780415938587
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Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy (Studies in Philosophy)

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Description for Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy (Studies in Philosophy) hardcover. This book breaks new ground by drawing attention to certain kinds of biases that permeate many parts of science and by developing a theory of how to correct for these biases. Series: Studies in Philosphy: Outstanding Diessertations. Num Pages: 240 pages, references. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.

Anthropic Bias explores how to reason when you suspect that your evidence is biased by "observation selection effects"--that is, evidence that has been filtered by the precondition that there be some suitably positioned observer to "have" the evidence. This conundrum--sometimes alluded to as "the anthropic principle," "self-locating belief," or "indexical information"--turns out to be a surprisingly perplexing and intellectually stimulating challenge, one abounding with important implications for many areas in science and philosophy.

There are the philosophical thought experiments and paradoxes: the Doomsday Argument; Sleeping Beauty; the Presumptuous Philosopher; Adam & Eve; the Absent-Minded Driver; the Shooting Room.

And there are ... Read more

Anthropic Bias argues that the same principles are at work across all these domains. And it offers a synthesis: a mathematically explicit theory of observation selection effects that attempts to meet scientific needs while steering clear of philosophical paradox.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Philosphy: Outstanding Diessertations
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415938587
SKU
V9780415938587
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Reviews for Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy (Studies in Philosophy)
"From traffic analysis via a many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and the problem of the fine-tuning of the universe to the purely philosophical problems of the Doomsday argument and the Sleeping Beauty problem, Bostrom succeeds in shining a new and interesting light on all of these issues."
Wouter Meijs "Bostrom presents a highly readable and widely relevant work which ... Read more

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