A classic of Bayesian confirmation theory: Paul Horwich: Probability and evidence . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016, 147pp, £14.99 PB [Book Review]

Metascience 26 (2):237-240 (2017)
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Book review of Paul Horwich, Probability and Evidence (Cambridge Philosophy Classics edition), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016, 147pp, £14.99 (paperback).

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