Symmetry and its discontents : essays on the history of inductive probability /

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Author / Creator:Zabell, S. L., 1947-
Imprint:New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Description:xii, 279 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge studies in probability, induction, and decision theory
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5700662
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ISBN:0521444705
052144912X (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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