Hoang L.N. The Equation of Knowledge: From Bayes’ Rule to a Unified Philosophy of Science

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC., 2020. — 461 p. — ISBN: 9780367428150.The Equation of Knowledge: From Bayes' Rule to a Unified Philosophy of Science introduces readers to the Bayesian approach to science: teasing out the link between probability and knowledge.
The author strives to make this book accessible to a very broad audience, suitable for professionals, students, and academics, as well as the enthusiastic amateur scientist/mathematician.
This book also shows how Bayesianism sheds new light on nearly all areas of knowledge, from philosophy to mathematics, science and engineering, but also law, politics and everyday decision-making.
Bayesian thinking is an important topic for research, which has seen dramatic progress in the recent years, and has a significant role to play in the understanding and development of AI and Machine Learning, among many other things. This book seeks to act as a tool for proselytising the benefits and limits of Bayesianism to a wider public.
Features
Presents the Bayesian approach as a unifying scientific method for a wide range of topics
Suitable for a broad audience, including professionals, students, and academics
Provides a more accessible, philosophical introduction to the subject that is offered elsewhere.Pure Bayesianism
On A Transformative Journey
Bayes’ Theorem
Logically Speaking...
Let’s Generalize!
All Hail Prejudices
The Bayesian Prophets
Solomonoff’s Demon
Can You Keep A Secret?
Game, Set and Math
Will Darwin Select Bayes?
Exponentially Counterintuitive
Ockham Cuts to the Chase
Facts Are Misleading
Pragmatic Bayesianism
Quick And Not Too Dirty
Wish Me Luck
Down Memory Lane
Let’s Sleep on It
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Abstraction
The Bayesian Brain
Beyond Bayesianism
It’s All Fiction
Exploring The Origins of Beliefs
Beyond Bayesianism