Induction, Algorithmic Learning Theory, and Philosophy (Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science, 9)

Author(s):        Michele Friend, et al (Editors)

Series:        Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science

Publisher:        Springer
Year:        2007
Language:        English       
Pages:        296
ISBN:        1402061269, 9781402061264, 9781402061271       


This is the first book to collect essays from philosophers, mathematicians and computer scientists working at the exciting interface of algorithmic learning theory and the epistemology of science and inductive inference. Readable, introductory essays provide engaging surveys of different, complementary, and mutually inspiring approaches to the topic, both from a philosophical and a mathematical viewpoint.