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Authors: P. Hĭjek and T. Havrĭnek
Title: Mechanizing hypothesis formation. Mathematical foundations for a general theory
Additional book information: Universitext, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 1978, xv + 396 pp., $24.00.

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M. A. Boden, Artificial intelligence and natural man, Basic Books, New York, 1977.

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G. E. P. Box and N. R. Draper, Evolutionary operation, Wiley, New York, 1969.

Rudolf Carnap, Introduction to symbolic logic and its applications, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1959. Translated by W. H. Meyer and J. Wilkinson. MR 0103814

4.

L. J. Fogel, A. J. Owens and M. J. Walsh, Artificial intelligence through simulated evolution, Wiley, New York, 1966.

I. J. Good, Could a machine make probability judgments? I, II, Computers and Automation 8 (1958), 14–16, 24–26. MR 101639

I. J. Good, Maximum entropy for hypothesis formulation, especially for multidimensional contingency tables, Ann. Math. Statist. 34 (1963), 911–934. MR 150880, DOI 10.1214/aoms/1177704014

7.

I. J. Good, A five-year plan for automatic chess, Machine Intelligence 2, (E. Dale and D. Michie, eds.), Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1968, pp. 89-118.

8.

I. J. Good, Creativity and duality in perception and recall, I.E.E./N.P.L. Conference on Pattern Recognition, July 1968 (Institution of Electrical Engineers), London, 1968, pp. 228-237.

9.

I. J. Good, Summing up of the discussion on inductive inference, Machine Intelligence 8 (E. W. Elcock and D. Michie, eds.), Halsted Press, New York, 1977, pp. 205-206.

John H. Holland, Adaptation in natural and artificial systems, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1975. An introductory analysis with applications to biology, control, and artificial intelligence. MR 0441393

E. T. Jaynes, Information theory and statistical mechanics, Phys. Rev. (2) 106 (1957), 620–630. MR 87305

12.

W. Leinfellner, Struktur und Aufbau mssenschäftlicher Theorien, Physica-Verlag, Vienna, 1965.

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Mathematical Society of Japan, Encyclopedic dictionary of mathematics (English transl.), MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1977.

E. W. Elcock and Donald Michie (eds.), Machine intelligence. Vol. 8, Ellis Horwood Ltd., Chichester; Halsted Press [John Wiley & Sons, Inc.], New York-London-Sydney, 1977. MR 0471482

15.

M. Polanyi, Personal knowledge, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1958.

Karl R. Popper, The logic of scientific discovery, Hutchinson & Co., Ltd., London, 1959. MR 0107593

Anthony Ralston and Chester L. Meek (eds.), Encyclopedia of computer science, Petrocelli/Charter, New York, 1976. MR 0441621

A. L. Samuel, Some studies in machine learning using the game of checkers, IBM J. Res. Develop. 3 (1959), 211–229. (2 inserts). MR 111173, DOI 10.1147/rd.33.0210

Claude E. Shannon, Programming a computer for playing chess, Philos. Mag. (7) 41 (1950), 256–275. MR 34095

Patrick Henry Winston, Artificial intelligence, Addison-Wesley Series in Computer Science, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Reading, Mass.-London-Amsterdam, 1977. MR 0664438

21.

J. Woodger, The axiomatic method in biology, Cambridge Univ. Press, London and New York 1937.

1.

M. A. Boden, Artificial intelligence and natural man, Basic Books, New York, 1977.

2.

G. E. P. Box and N. R. Draper, Evolutionary operation, Wiley, New York, 1969.

3.

R. Carnap, Introduction to symbolic logic and its applications, Dover, New York, 1958. MR 0103814

4.

L. J. Fogel, A. J. Owens and M. J. Walsh, Artificial intelligence through simulated evolution, Wiley, New York, 1966.

5.

I. J. Good, Could a machine make probability judgements?, Computers and Automation 8 (1959), 14-16 and 24-26. MR 101639

6.

I. J. Good, Maximum entropy for hypothesis formulation, especially for multidimensional contingency tables, Ann. Math. Statist. 34 (1963), 911-934. MR 150880

7.

I. J. Good, A five-year plan for automatic chess, Machine Intelligence 2, (E. Dale and D. Michie, eds.), Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1968, pp. 89-118.

8.

I. J. Good, Creativity and duality in perception and recall, I.E.E./N.P.L. Conference on Pattern Recognition, July 1968 (Institution of Electrical Engineers), London, 1968, pp. 228-237.

9.

I. J. Good, Summing up of the discussion on inductive inference, Machine Intelligence 8 (E. W. Elcock and D. Michie, eds.), Halsted Press, New York, 1977, pp. 205-206.

10.

J. H. Holland, Adaptation in natural and artificial systems, Univ. of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 1975. MR 441393

11.

E. T. Jaynes, Information theory and statistical mechanics, Phys. Review 106 (1957), 620-630. MR 87305

12.

W. Leinfellner, Struktur und Aufbau mssenschäftlicher Theorien, Physica-Verlag, Vienna, 1965.

13.

Mathematical Society of Japan, Encyclopedic dictionary of mathematics (English transl.), MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1977.

14.

R. S. Michalski, and P. Negri, An experiment in inductive learning in chess end games, Machine Intelligence 8 (E. W. Elcock and D. Michie, eds.), Halsted Press, New York, 1977, pp. 175-185. MR 471482

15.

M. Polanyi, Personal knowledge, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1958.

16.

K. R. Popper, The logic of scientific discovery, Hutchinson, London, 1959. MR 107593

17.

A. Ralston and C. L. Meek (eds.), Encyclopedia of computer science, Petrocelli and Charter, New York, 1976. MR 441621

18.

A. L. Samuel, Some studies in machine learning using the game of checkers, IBM J. Res. Develop. 3 (1959), 210-229. MR 111173

19.

C. E. Shannon, Programming a computer for playing chess, Phill. Mag. (London) 7th Ser. 41 (1950), 256-275. MR 34095

20.

P. H. Winston, Artificial intelligence, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1977. MR 664438

21.

J. Woodger, The axiomatic method in biology, Cambridge Univ. Press, London and New York 1937.