Concept information
social science subjects
social research
philosophy and the social sciences
philosophy and psychology
Preferred term
recent uses of Bayesianism
Definition
- Bayesianism, named after Thomas Bayes (1702–1761), is a family of related approaches in epistemology, philosophy of mind, Decision Theory, and statistics. In epistemology, philosophy of mind, and Decision Theory, Bayesians use probability theory to represent rational agents' degrees of belief. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Bayesianism, Recent Uses of]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/recent_uses_of_Bayesianism
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