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Don't take unnecessary chances!

Henry E. Kyburg

pp. 9-26

Abstract

The dominant argument for the introduction ofpropensities or chances as an interpretation of probabilitydepends on the difficulty of accounting for single caseprobabilities. We argue that in almost all cases, the``single case'' application of probability can be accountedfor otherwise. ``Propensities'' are needed only intheoretical contexts, and even there applications ofprobability need only depend on propensities indirectly.

Publication details

Published in:

Fetzer James H. (2002) Propensities and probabilities. Synthese 132 (1-2).

Pages: 9-26

DOI: 10.1023/A:1019610615497

Full citation:

Kyburg Henry E. (2002) „Don't take unnecessary chances!“. Synthese 132 (1-2), 9–26.