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Information and Inference
. Ed(S): Hintikka, Jaakko; Suppes, Patrick
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Hardback. Editor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko; Suppes, Patrick. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 669.
In the last 25 years, the concept of information has played a crucial role in communication theory, so much so that the terms information theory and communication theory are sometimes used almost interchangeably. It seems to us, however, that the notion of information is also destined to render valuable services to the student of induction and probability, of learning and reinforcement, of semantic meaning and deductive inference, as~well as of scientific method in general. The present volume is an attempt to illustrate some of these uses of information concepts. In 'On Semantic Information' Hintikka summarizes some of his and his ... Read more
In the last 25 years, the concept of information has played a crucial role in communication theory, so much so that the terms information theory and communication theory are sometimes used almost interchangeably. It seems to us, however, that the notion of information is also destined to render valuable services to the student of induction and probability, of learning and reinforcement, of semantic meaning and deductive inference, as~well as of scientific method in general. The present volume is an attempt to illustrate some of these uses of information concepts. In 'On Semantic Information' Hintikka summarizes some of his and his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Series
Synthese Library
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027701558
SKU
V9789027701558
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About . Ed(S): Hintikka, Jaakko; Suppes, Patrick
Jaakko Hintikka is the author or co-author of thirty volumes and of some 300 scholarly articles in mathematical and philosophical logic, epistemology, language theory, philosophy of science, history of ideas and history of philosophy, including Aristotle, Descartes, Leibniz, Kant, Peirce, The Bloomsbury Group, Husserl and Wittgenstein. He has also been active in international scholarly organizations, most recently as the First ... Read more
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