Accuracy and Coherence: Prospects for an Alethic Epistemology of Partial Belief

Synthese Library

Volumn 342, Issue , 2009, Pages 263-297

  Joyce, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brier Score; Credence Function; Epistemic Evaluation; Objective Chance; Partial Belief

Indexed keywords

EID: 85145892406     PISSN: 01666991     EISSN: 25428292     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9198-8_11     Document Type: Chapter

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