On the Everettian Epistemic Problem

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 120-152

  Greaves, Hilary ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmation; Decision theory; Everett interpretation; Probability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847057264     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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