Category Archives: Probability & Statistics
The Empirical and the Probable: Clarence Irving Lewis’ Response to Hume
I find Trin’s notion of causal minimalism quite interesting. At first brush, it has reminded me of Husserl, insofar as Husserl metaphysically “brackets” existence from phenomenology and “transcendentalizes” psychology, thereby leaving Husserl only with an epistemological investigation by which to … Continue reading
What the Sun Says About Probabilities
| Trin Turner | Anyone know what the Coulomb Barrier is? Fear not, because that is what I am presently going to write about… The Coulomb Barrier, named after the physicist Charles de Coulomb, is the electrostatic energy barrier of … Continue reading
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Bayesian Updating & Time
| Tom Schenk | Henry over at Crooked Timber pointed out a new clock that runs a few minutes fast: Many people have their clocks running a few minutes fast, to encourage them to leave earlier for appointments to get … Continue reading
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