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The Design Inference: Eliminating Chance Through Small Probabilities
Contributor(s): Dembski, William A. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521623871     ISBN-13: 9780521623872
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $114.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1998
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General
Dewey: 001.434
LCCN: 98003020
Series: Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision The
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" L (1.05 lbs) 264 pages
Review Citations: Books & Culture 08/01/2000 pg. 32
 
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How can we identify events due to intelligent causes and distinguish them from events due to undirected natural causes? If we lack a causal theory how can we determine whether an intelligent cause acted? This book presents a reliable method for detecting intelligent causes: the design inference. The design inference uncovers intelligent causes by isolating the key trademark of intelligent causes: specified events of small probability. Design inferences can be found in a range of scientific pursuits from forensic science to research into the origins of life to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This challenging and provocative book will be read with particular interest by philosophers of science and religion, other philosophers concerned with epistemology and logic, probability and complexity theorists, and statisticians.
 
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