Principles of the Theory of Probability
{{short description|1939 book by Ernest Nagel}}
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| name = Principles of the Theory of Probability
| image = File:Principles of the Theory of Probability.jpg
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| author = Ernest Nagel
| country = United States
| language = English
| subject = Probability
| publisher = University of Chicago Press
| pub_date = 1939
| media_type = Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
| pages = 87
| isbn = 978-0226575810
}}
Principles of the Theory of Probability is a 1939 book about probability by the philosopher Ernest Nagel. It is considered a classic discussion of its subject.
Reception
The philosopher Isaac Levi described Principles of the Theory of Probability as a well-known classic.{{sfn|Levi|2017|page=697}} Rudolf Carnap cites Nagel's classification of theories of probability in his paper 'The Two Concepts of Probability' (1945).{{cite book |editor1-last=Sarkar |editor1-first=Sahotra |title=Logic, Probability, and Epistemology The Power of Semantics |publisher=Garland Publishing Company |page=98}}
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