John M Vickers

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ID5826824
NAMEJohn M Vickers
GIVEN NAMESJohn M
FAMILY NAMEVickers
SIGNATUREVICKERS J M
AFFILIATIONSBrandeis University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1965
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
H-INDEX1

  • Logic, Probability, and Coherence

    Open AccessJohn M VickersARTICLEPhilosophy of Science2001References: 12

    How does deductive logic constrain probability? This question is difficult for subjectivistic approaches, according to which probability is just strength of (prudent) partial belief, for this presumes logical omniscience. This paper proposes that the way in which probability lies always between possibility and necessity can be made precise by exploiting a minor theorem of de Finetti: In any finite set of propositions the expected number of truths…

  • I Believe It, But Soon I'll Not Believe It Any More

    Open AccessJohn M VickersARTICLESynthese2000Cited by: 1

  • Chance and Structure

    Darryl W Miller, David Miller et al.ARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1990

    Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Chance and Structure. By John M. Vickers. (Oxford: Garendon Press, 1989. Pp viii + 244. Price £27.50.) David Miller David Miller University of Warwick Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 158, January 1990, Pages 103–106, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219972 Published: 01 January 1990

  • Définition et métalangage

    Open AccessJohn M VickersARTICLEHistoire Épistémologie Langage1979

  • Belief and Probability

    J P Day, John M VickersARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1978

    Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Belief and Probability. By John M. Vickers. (Dordrecht & Boston: Reidel. 1976. Pp. viii + 202.) J. P. Day J. P. Day Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 111, April 1978, Pages 171–172, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219365 Published: 01 April 1978

  • Some Remarks on Coherence and Subjective Probability

    Open AccessJohn M VickersARTICLEPhilosophy of Science1965Cited by: 1References: 3

    The interpretation of the calculus of probability as a logic of partial belief has at least two advantages: it makes the assignment of probabilities plausible in cases where classical frequentist interpretations must find such assignments meaningless, and it gives a clear meaning to partial belief and to consistency of partial belief