Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction: rabbinic literature 1
5. 1. Decisions and logic 8
6. 2. Random mechanisms 21
7. 3. Follow the majority: a frequency interpretation 36
8. 4. Addition and multiplication of probabilities 48
9. 5. Logical alternatives 62
10. 6. Sampling 78
11. 7. Paradoxes 94
12. 8. Evidence and entailment 108
13. 9. Induction and hypothesis 118
14. 10. Subjective probabilities 133
15. 11. Combinations and permutations 142
16. 12. The historical perspective 152
17. 12. The historical perspective 170
18. APPENDIXES 175
19. Bibliography 185