Download or read book The Laws of Belief written by Wolfgang Spohn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wolfgang Spohn presents the first full account of the dynamic laws of belief, by means of ranking theory, a relative of probability theory which he has pioneered since the 1980s. He offers novel insights into the nature of laws, the theory of causation, inductive reasoning and its experiential base, and a priori principles of reason.