Interpretations of Probability by Czech Philosophers
Project goals
The project is devoted to the philosophical interpretations of probability. The importance of this topic has currently been markedly increasing: randomness happened to be an inseparable part of the world around us, the amount of statistical data that weencounter increases; probability theory is crucial for the understanding of the physical world as well as social phenomena and daily life. Indeed, the interest in philosophical interpretations of probability had undergone a great renaissance recently. However, nothing of this kind happened in the Czech Republic, where this interest was decreasing since the middle of the 20th century, and the connection of an abstract mathematical theory with the real world has been fading away. The aim of the project isto provide a detailed analysis and evaluation of the work of Czech philosophers of the 19th and 20th centuries, and to use this background in order to discuss various philosophical interpretations of probability, to highlight their importance and relevance for the present time and to outline the possibilities of the further development. A comprehensive survey covering the contributions of B. Bolzano, V. Šimerka, T. G. Masaryk and K. Vorovka will be published as a monograph.
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Public support
Provider
Czech Science Foundation
Programme
Standard projects
Call for proposals
Standardní projekty 12 (SGA02009GA-ST)
Main participants
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Contest type
VS - Public tender
Contract ID
401/09/1850
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Filosofická pojetí pravděpodobnosti v pracích českých myslitelů
Annotation in Czech
Projekt si klade za cíl analyzovat filosofické pojetí pravděpodobnosti v pracích českých myslitelů zejména v 19. a 20. století, zařadit je do světového kontextu a na pozadí historického vývoje ukázat význam této problematiky pro vědu i běžný život. Ucelený přehled bude publikován v knižní podobě.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
CEP classification - main branch
AA - Philosophy and religion
CEP - secondary branch
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CEP - another secondary branch
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60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology
60302 - Ethics (except ethics related to specific subfields)
60303 - Theology
60304 - Religious studies
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)
Project results evaluation
The project gone according to plan both in terms of expertise and in terms of disbursement of funds.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2009
Realization period - end
Dec 31, 2011
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Apr 16, 2011
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP12-GA0-GA-U/02:2
Data delivery date
May 2, 2016
Finance
Total approved costs
305 thou. CZK
Public financial support
305 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK
Basic information
Recognised costs
305 CZK thou.
Public support
305 CZK thou.
100%
Provider
Czech Science Foundation
CEP
AA - Philosophy and religion
Solution period
01. 01. 2009 - 31. 12. 2011