Observational selection effects and probability

This thesis develops a theory of how to reason when our evidence has been subjected to observational selection effects. It has applications in cosmology, evolutionary biology, thermodynamics and the problem of time's arrow, game theoretic problems with imperfect recall, the philosophical evalua...

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Main Author: Bostrom, Nick
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2000
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645551