Probability theory the logic of science volume i principles and elementary applications chapter 1 plausible reasoning 1 deductive and plausible reasoning 1 analogies with physical theories 3 the thinking computer 4 introducing the robot 5 boolean algebra 6 adequate sets of operations 9 the basic desiderata 12 comments 15. Probability theory the logic of science book on probability theory i struggled with this for some time because there is no doubt in my mind that jaynes wanted this book finished unfortunately most of the later chapters jaynes intended volume 2 on applications were either missing or incomplete and some. Probability theory the logic of science e t jaynes edited by g larry bretthorst cambridge university press cambridge 2004 7000 xxix 727 pages isbn 0 521 59271 2 bayess theorem bayess theorem is elementary probability its application to the world involves a conceptual struggle of the first magnitude several. Probability theory the logic of science e t jaynes edited by g larry bretthorst mem cambridge university press contents part i editor s foreword preface principles and elementary applications page xvii xix 1 plausible reasoning 3 11 deductive and plausible reasoning 3