Skyrms, Brian
Overview
| Works: | 62 works in 374 publications in 4 languages and 10,834 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Conference papers and proceedings History |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Other, Thesis advisor, Author of introduction, Honoree |
| Classifications: | BC91, 161 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Brian Skyrms
- Philosophy of science( Book )
- Richard C. Jeffrey papers by Richard C Jeffrey( )
Most widely held works by
Brian Skyrms
The logic of strategy by
Cristina Bicchieri(
)
13 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 2,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This philosophical study of rationality and knowledge, includes causal versus evidential decision theory, and counterfactual reasoning in games. And analyzes common knowledge assumptions in game theory, and evaluations of the normal versus extensive form formulations of complex decision problems
13 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 2,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This philosophical study of rationality and knowledge, includes causal versus evidential decision theory, and counterfactual reasoning in games. And analyzes common knowledge assumptions in game theory, and evaluations of the normal versus extensive form formulations of complex decision problems
Signals : evolution, learning, & information by
Brian Skyrms(
)
23 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brian Skyrms offers a demonstration of how fundamental signals are to our world. He uses various scientific tools to examine how meaning & communication develop. Signals operate in networks of senders & receivers at all levels of life, transmitting & processing information. That is how humans & animals think & interact
23 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brian Skyrms offers a demonstration of how fundamental signals are to our world. He uses various scientific tools to examine how meaning & communication develop. Signals operate in networks of senders & receivers at all levels of life, transmitting & processing information. That is how humans & animals think & interact
Choice and chance; an introduction to inductive logic by
Brian Skyrms(
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54 editions published between 1966 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,014 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
54 editions published between 1966 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,014 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The stag hunt and the evolution of social structure by
Brian Skyrms(
)
25 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 900 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The possibility of a successful solution depends on the coevolution of cooperation and social structure. Brian Skyrms focuses on three factors that affect the emergence of such structure and the facilitation of collective action: location (interactions with neighbors), signals (transmission of information), and association (the formation of social networks)."--Jacket
25 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 900 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The possibility of a successful solution depends on the coevolution of cooperation and social structure. Brian Skyrms focuses on three factors that affect the emergence of such structure and the facilitation of collective action: location (interactions with neighbors), signals (transmission of information), and association (the formation of social networks)."--Jacket
Evolution of the social contract by
Brian Skyrms(
Book
)
36 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and held by 816 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this pithy and highly readable book, Brian Skyrms, a recognised authority on game and decision theory, investigates traditional problems of the social contract in terms of evolutionary dynamics. Game theory is skilfully employed to offer new interpretations of a wide variety of social phenomena, including justice, mutual aid, commitment, convention and meaning. The author eschews any grand, unified theory. Rather, he presents the reader with tools drawn from evolutionary game theory for the purpose of analysing and coming to understand the social contract. The book is not technical and requires no special background knowledge. As such, it could be enjoyed by students and professionals in a wide range of disciplines: political science, philosophy, decision theory, economics and biology
36 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and held by 816 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this pithy and highly readable book, Brian Skyrms, a recognised authority on game and decision theory, investigates traditional problems of the social contract in terms of evolutionary dynamics. Game theory is skilfully employed to offer new interpretations of a wide variety of social phenomena, including justice, mutual aid, commitment, convention and meaning. The author eschews any grand, unified theory. Rather, he presents the reader with tools drawn from evolutionary game theory for the purpose of analysing and coming to understand the social contract. The book is not technical and requires no special background knowledge. As such, it could be enjoyed by students and professionals in a wide range of disciplines: political science, philosophy, decision theory, economics and biology
From Zeno to arbitrage : essays on quantity, coherence, and induction by
Brian Skyrms(
)
14 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 545 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brian Skyrms presents a set of influential essays which deploy formal methods to address epistemological and metaphysical questions. The first part of the book focuses on quantity; the second on degrees of belief, belief revision, and coherence; the third on aspects of inductive reasoning
14 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 545 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brian Skyrms presents a set of influential essays which deploy formal methods to address epistemological and metaphysical questions. The first part of the book focuses on quantity; the second on degrees of belief, belief revision, and coherence; the third on aspects of inductive reasoning
Causal necessity : a pragmatic investigation of the necessity of laws by
Brian Skyrms(
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15 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ten great ideas about chance by
Persi Diaconis(
Book
)
13 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in English and held by 478 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, gamblers and mathematicians transformed the idea of chance from a mystery into the discipline of probability, setting the stage for a series of breakthroughs that enabled or transformed innumerable fields, from gambling, mathematics, statistics, economics, and finance to physics and computer science. This book tells the story of ten great ideas about chance and the thinkers who developed them, tracing the philosophical implications of these ideas as well as their mathematical impact. Persi Diaconis and Brian Skyrms begin with Gerolamo Cardano, a sixteenth-century physician, mathematician, and professional gambler who helped develop the idea that chance actually can be measured. They describe how later thinkers showed how the judgment of chance also can be measured, how frequency is related to chance, and how chance, judgment, and frequency could be unified. Diaconis and Skyrms explain how Thomas Bayes laid the foundation of modern statistics, and they explore David Hume's problem of induction, Andrey Kolmogorov's general mathematical framework for probability, the application of computability to chance, and why chance is essential to modern physics. A final idea--that we are psychologically predisposed to error when judging chance--is taken up through the work of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. Complete with a brief probability refresher, Ten Great Ideas about Chance is certain to be a hit with anyone who wants to understand the secrets of probability and how they were discovered."--Jacket
13 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in English and held by 478 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, gamblers and mathematicians transformed the idea of chance from a mystery into the discipline of probability, setting the stage for a series of breakthroughs that enabled or transformed innumerable fields, from gambling, mathematics, statistics, economics, and finance to physics and computer science. This book tells the story of ten great ideas about chance and the thinkers who developed them, tracing the philosophical implications of these ideas as well as their mathematical impact. Persi Diaconis and Brian Skyrms begin with Gerolamo Cardano, a sixteenth-century physician, mathematician, and professional gambler who helped develop the idea that chance actually can be measured. They describe how later thinkers showed how the judgment of chance also can be measured, how frequency is related to chance, and how chance, judgment, and frequency could be unified. Diaconis and Skyrms explain how Thomas Bayes laid the foundation of modern statistics, and they explore David Hume's problem of induction, Andrey Kolmogorov's general mathematical framework for probability, the application of computability to chance, and why chance is essential to modern physics. A final idea--that we are psychologically predisposed to error when judging chance--is taken up through the work of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. Complete with a brief probability refresher, Ten Great Ideas about Chance is certain to be a hit with anyone who wants to understand the secrets of probability and how they were discovered."--Jacket
Pragmatics and empiricism by
Brian Skyrms(
Book
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10 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The dynamics of rational deliberation by
Brian Skyrms(
Book
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8 editions published in 1990 in English and Spanish and held by 385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published in 1990 in English and Spanish and held by 385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Logic, methodology, and philosophy of science IX : proceedings of the Ninth International Congress of Logic, Methodology,
and Philosophy of Science, Uppsala, Sweden, August 7-14, 1991 by
Dag Prawitz(
)
22 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume is the product of the Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and contains the text of most of the invited lectures. Divided into 15 sections, the book covers a wide range of different issues. The reader is given the opportunity to learn about the latest thinking in relevant areas other than those in which they themselves may normally specialise
22 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume is the product of the Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and contains the text of most of the invited lectures. Divided into 15 sections, the book covers a wide range of different issues. The reader is given the opportunity to learn about the latest thinking in relevant areas other than those in which they themselves may normally specialise
Decision space : multidimensional utility analysis by
Paul Weirich(
)
2 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 367 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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2 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 367 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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The dynamics of norms(
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10 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and held by 343 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the social sciences norms are sometimes taken to play a key explanatory role. Yet norms differ from group to group, from society to society, and from species to species. How are norms formed and how do they change?" "This "state-of-the-art" collection of essays presents some of the best contemporary research into the dynamical processes underlying the formation, maintenance, metamorphosis, and dissolution of norms. The volume combines formal modeling with more traditional analysis, and considers biological and cultural evolution, individual learning, and rational deliberation." "In filling a significant gap in the current literature this volume will be of particular interest to economists, political scientists, and sociologists, in addition to philosophers of the social sciences."--Jacket
10 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and held by 343 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the social sciences norms are sometimes taken to play a key explanatory role. Yet norms differ from group to group, from society to society, and from species to species. How are norms formed and how do they change?" "This "state-of-the-art" collection of essays presents some of the best contemporary research into the dynamical processes underlying the formation, maintenance, metamorphosis, and dissolution of norms. The volume combines formal modeling with more traditional analysis, and considers biological and cultural evolution, individual learning, and rational deliberation." "In filling a significant gap in the current literature this volume will be of particular interest to economists, political scientists, and sociologists, in addition to philosophers of the social sciences."--Jacket
Probability and conditionals : belief revision and rational decision by
Ellery Eells(
Book
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7 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a state-of-the-art collection of essays on the relation between probabilities, especially conditional probabilities, and conditionals. It provides new negative results that sharply limit the ways conditionals can be related to conditional probabilities. There are also positive ideas and results that will open up new areas of research. The collection is intended to honor Ernest W. Adams, whose seminal work is largely responsible for creating this area of inquiry. In addition to describing, evaluating, and applying Adams's work, these contributions extend his ideas in directions he may or may not have anticipated, but that he certainly inspired. This volume should be of interest to a wide range of philosophers of science, as well as to computer scientists and linguists
7 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a state-of-the-art collection of essays on the relation between probabilities, especially conditional probabilities, and conditionals. It provides new negative results that sharply limit the ways conditionals can be related to conditional probabilities. There are also positive ideas and results that will open up new areas of research. The collection is intended to honor Ernest W. Adams, whose seminal work is largely responsible for creating this area of inquiry. In addition to describing, evaluating, and applying Adams's work, these contributions extend his ideas in directions he may or may not have anticipated, but that he certainly inspired. This volume should be of interest to a wide range of philosophers of science, as well as to computer scientists and linguists
Social dynamics by
Brian Skyrms(
Book
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14 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Important essays by a leading expert in the field Trailblazing work at the scientific end of philosophy Brian Skyrms presents eighteen essays which apply adaptive dynamics (of cultural evolution and individual learning) to social theory. Altruism, spite, fairness, trust, division of labor, and signaling are treated from this perspective. Correlation is seen to be of fundamental importance. Interactions with neighbors in space, on static networks, and on co-evolving dynamics networks are investigated. Spontaneous emergence of social structure and of signaling systems are examined in the context of learning dynamics."--Back cover
14 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Important essays by a leading expert in the field Trailblazing work at the scientific end of philosophy Brian Skyrms presents eighteen essays which apply adaptive dynamics (of cultural evolution and individual learning) to social theory. Altruism, spite, fairness, trust, division of labor, and signaling are treated from this perspective. Correlation is seen to be of fundamental importance. Interactions with neighbors in space, on static networks, and on co-evolving dynamics networks are investigated. Spontaneous emergence of social structure and of signaling systems are examined in the context of learning dynamics."--Back cover
Existence and explanation : essays presented in honor of Karel Lambert(
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7 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Causation in decision, belief change, and statistics by Irvine Conference on Probability and Causation(
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10 editions published between 1985 and 1998 in English and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1985 and 1998 in English and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Causation, chance, and credence by Irvine Conference on Probability and Causation(
Book
)
1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Causation, chance, and credence : proceedings of the Irvine Conference on Probability and Causation by
Brian Skyrms(
Book
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18 editions published between 1985 and 1998 in English and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The papers collected here are, with three exceptions, those presented at a conference on probability and causation held at the University of California at Irvine on July 15-19, 1985. The exceptions are that David Freedman and Abner Shimony were not able to contribute the papers that they presented to this volume, and that Clark Glymour who was not able to attend the conference did contribute a paper. We would like to thank the National Science Foundation and the School of Humanities of the University of California at Irvine for generous support. WILLIAM HARPER University of Western Ontario BRIAN SKYRMS University of California at Irvine VII INTRODUCTION TO CAUSATION, CHANCE, AND CREDENCE The search for causes is so central to science that it has sometimes been taken as the defining attribute of the scientific enterprise. Yet even after twenty-five centuries of philosophical analysis the meaning of "cause" is still a matter of controversy, among scientists as well as philosophers. Part of the problem is that the servicable concepts of causation built out of Necessity, Sufficiency, Locality, and Temporal Precedence were constructed for a deterministic world-view which has been obsolete since the advent of quantum theory. A physically credible theory of causation must be, at basis, statistical. And statistical analyses of caus ation may be of interest even when an underlying deterministic theory is assumed, as in classical statistical mechanics
18 editions published between 1985 and 1998 in English and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The papers collected here are, with three exceptions, those presented at a conference on probability and causation held at the University of California at Irvine on July 15-19, 1985. The exceptions are that David Freedman and Abner Shimony were not able to contribute the papers that they presented to this volume, and that Clark Glymour who was not able to attend the conference did contribute a paper. We would like to thank the National Science Foundation and the School of Humanities of the University of California at Irvine for generous support. WILLIAM HARPER University of Western Ontario BRIAN SKYRMS University of California at Irvine VII INTRODUCTION TO CAUSATION, CHANCE, AND CREDENCE The search for causes is so central to science that it has sometimes been taken as the defining attribute of the scientific enterprise. Yet even after twenty-five centuries of philosophical analysis the meaning of "cause" is still a matter of controversy, among scientists as well as philosophers. Part of the problem is that the servicable concepts of causation built out of Necessity, Sufficiency, Locality, and Temporal Precedence were constructed for a deterministic world-view which has been obsolete since the advent of quantum theory. A physically credible theory of causation must be, at basis, statistical. And statistical analyses of caus ation may be of interest even when an underlying deterministic theory is assumed, as in classical statistical mechanics
Causation in Decision, Belief Change, and Statistics : Proceedings of the Irvine Conference on Probability and Causation by
William L Harper(
)
2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The papers collected here are, with three exceptions, those presented at a conference on probability and causation held at the University of California at Irvine on July 15-19, 1985. The exceptions are that David Freedman and Abner Shimony were not able to contribute the papers that they presented to this volume, and that Clark Glymour who was not able to attend the conference did contribute a paper. We would like to thank the National Science Foundation and the School of Humanities of the University of California at Irvine for generous support. WILLIAM HARPER University of Western Ontario BRIAN SKYRMS University of California at Irvine Vll INTRODUCTION PART I: DECISIONS AND GAMES Causal notions have recently corne to figure prominently in discussions about rational decision making. Indeed, a relatively influential new approach to theorizing about rational choice has come to be called "causal decision theory". 1 Decision problems such as Newcombe's Problem and some versions of the Prisoner's Dilemma where an act counts as evidence for a desired state even though the agent knows his choice of that act cannot causally influence whether or not the state obtains have motivated causal decision theorists
2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The papers collected here are, with three exceptions, those presented at a conference on probability and causation held at the University of California at Irvine on July 15-19, 1985. The exceptions are that David Freedman and Abner Shimony were not able to contribute the papers that they presented to this volume, and that Clark Glymour who was not able to attend the conference did contribute a paper. We would like to thank the National Science Foundation and the School of Humanities of the University of California at Irvine for generous support. WILLIAM HARPER University of Western Ontario BRIAN SKYRMS University of California at Irvine Vll INTRODUCTION PART I: DECISIONS AND GAMES Causal notions have recently corne to figure prominently in discussions about rational decision making. Indeed, a relatively influential new approach to theorizing about rational choice has come to be called "causal decision theory". 1 Decision problems such as Newcombe's Problem and some versions of the Prisoner's Dilemma where an act counts as evidence for a desired state even though the agent knows his choice of that act cannot causally influence whether or not the state obtains have motivated causal decision theorists
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- Jeffrey, Richard C. Other Author of introduction Editor
- Bicchieri, Cristina Other Author Editor
- Diaconis, Persi Other Author
- Spohn, Wolfgang Other Author Editor
- Harper, William L. (William Leonard) 1943- Other Author Editor
- Binmore, Ken Other
- Butterfield, Jeremy Other
- Adams, Ernest W. Other
- Harper, William L. Other
- Harsanyi, John Other
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Adams, Ernest W.--(Ernest Wilcox), Bayesian statistical decision theory Belief and doubt Causality (Physics) Causation Chance Collective behavior Communication Conditionals (Logic) Cooperation Decision making De Finetti, Bruno Empiricism Ethics, Evolutionary Game theory Goodman, Nelson Hempel, Carl G.--(Carl Gustav), Induction (Logic) Knowledge, Theory of Lambert, Karel, Law (Philosophical concept) Learning Logic Logic, Symbolic and mathematical Metaphysics Necessity (Philosophy) Philosophy, Modern Pragmatics Pragmatism Probabilities Quantity (Philosophy) Science Science--Methodology Science--Philosophy Semiotics Sense of coherence Signs and symbols Skyrms, Brian Social action Social contract Social evolution Social networks Social norms Social norms--Mathematical models Social sciences--Philosophy Social structure Strategy Strategy (Philosophy) Universities and colleges--Faculty Utility theory
