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  Jan 07, 2026
 
2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin 
  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

PHIL 528 - Concepts of Evidence

Credits: 3

Systematic approaches to data analysis—Bayesian, Fisherian and decision theoretic—will be critically appraised. Applications of these theories to some problems of inductive logic: the paradoxes of confirmation, the role of simplicity, and the probability of inductive generalizations.

Prerequisites: 3 hours in philosophy beyond the 100 level or consent of the instructor