Thursday, November 7, 2013

Contents: Many worlds...

The many worlds of probability, reality and cognition


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The following paper of mine is mentioned often in the text:
Toward a signal model of perception
http://paulpages.blogspot.com/2013/11/edited-version-posted-march-3-2013-i_7324.html
The following paper addresses issues of epistemology and etiology. That paper's appendix on a priori probability, though sufficient for the task, does not tackle many of the issues brought up here.
The knowledge delusion

http://kryptograff5.blogspot.com/2011/11/the-knowledge-delusion-essay-by-paul.html

Table of Contents

Part I
http://randompaulr.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-many-worlds-of-probability-reality_5678.html

Where we are going
Types of probability
Types of randomness
Types of ignorance
Insufficient reason
Purpose of probability numbers
Overview of key developments on probability

Part II
http://randompaulr.blogspot.com/2013/11/part-ii-many-worlds.html

Law of large numbers
Probability distributions
Concerning Bayesianism
Expert opinion
More on Laplace's rule
On Markov chains
A note on complexity

Part III
http://randompaulr.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-many-worlds-of-probability-reality_9429.html

The empirico-inductive concept
More on induction
On causality
Randomness versus causality
Is this knowledge?
How safe is the urn of nature model?

Part IV
http://randompaulr.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-many-worlds-of-probability-reality_8165.html

Equiprobability and the empirico-inductive framework
Equiprobability and propensity
Popper and propensity
Indeterminism in Popper's sense

Part V
http://randompaulr.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-many-worlds-of-probability-reality.html

What exactly is entropy?
More on entropy

Part VI
http://randompaulr.blogspot.com/2013/11/part-vi-many-worlds_20.html

Noumena I: Spacetime and its discontents
Noumena II: Quantum weirdness
The importance of brain teasers
A note on telepathy
In the name of Science
Nov. 25, 2013: There have been extensive amplifications of Part V and Part VI since Many worlds... went online.

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