The laws of belief [electronic resource] : ranking theory and its philosophical applications / Wolfgang Spohn. Spohn, Wolfgang. Reason. Causation. Idea (Philosophy) B63 120 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Wolfgang Spohn presents a full account of the dynamic laws of belief, by means of ranking theory, a relative of probability theory which he has pioneered since the 1980s. He offers novel insights into the nature of laws, the theory of causation inductive reasoning and its experiential base, and a priori principles of reason. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (xv, 598 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199697502.001.0001 eng