More Precisely: The Math You Need to Do Philosophy - Second Edition
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More Precisely: The Math You Need to Do Philosophy - Second Edition

  1. 250 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

More Precisely: The Math You Need to Do Philosophy - Second Edition

About this book

More Precisely is a rigorous and engaging introduction to the mathematics necessary to do philosophy. Eric Steinhart provides lucid explanations of many basic mathematical concepts and sets out the most commonly used notational conventions. He also demonstrates how mathematics applies to fundamental issues in various branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, philosophy of language, epistemology, and ethics. This second edition adds a substantial section on decision and game theory, as well as a chapter on information theory and the efficient coding of information.

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Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781770486676

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1. SETS
  4. 2. RELATIONS
  5. 3. MACHINES
  6. 4. SEMANTICS
  7. 5. PROBABILITY
  8. 6. INFORMATION THEORY
  9. 7. DECISIONS AND GAMES
  10. 8. FROM THE FINITE TO THE INFINITE
  11. 9. BIGGER INFINITIES
  12. Further Study
  13. Glossary of Symbols
  14. References
  15. Index

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