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Single Idea 2751

[from 'Intro to Contemporary Epistemology' by Jonathan Dancy, in 14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem ]

Full Idea

In Probability Calculus probability is only assessed relative to some evidence.

Gist of Idea

Probabilities can only be assessed relative to some evidence

Source

Jonathan Dancy (Intro to Contemporary Epistemology [1985], 4.1)

Book Reference

Dancy,Jonathan: 'Introduction to Contemporary Epistemology' [Blackwell 1985], p.54

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