Brian Skyrms

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• Mill's Conversion: The Herschel Connection PHILOSOPHERS IMPRINT Skyrms, B. 2018; 18 (23): 1–24

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• Co-evolutionary Dynamics of Collective Action with Signaling for a Quorum PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY Pacheco, J. M., Vasconcelos, V. V., Santos, F. C., Skyrms, B. 2015; 11 (2)

  Abstract

  Collective signaling for a quorum is found in a wide range of organisms that face collective action problems whose successful solution requires the participation of some quorum of the individuals present. These range from humans, to social insects, to bacteria. The mechanisms involved, the quorum required, and the size of the group may vary. Here we address the general question of the evolution of collective signaling at a high level of abstraction. We investigate the evolutionary dynamics of a population engaging in a signaling N-person game theoretic model. Parameter settings allow for loners and cheaters, and for costly or costless signals. We find a rich dynamics, showing how natural selection, operating on a population of individuals endowed with the simplest strategies, is able to evolve a costly signaling system that allows individuals to respond appropriately to different states of Nature. Signaling robustly promotes cooperative collective action, in particular when coordinated action is most needed and difficult to achieve. Two different signaling systems may emerge depending on Nature's most prevalent states.

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• Some dynamics of signaling games PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Huttegger, S., Skyrms, B., Tarres, P., Wagner, E. 2014; 111: 10873-10880

  Abstract

  Information transfer is a basic feature of life that includes signaling within and between organisms. Owing to its interactive nature, signaling can be investigated by using game theory. Game theoretic models of signaling have a long tradition in biology, economics, and philosophy. For a long time the analyses of these games has mostly relied on using static equilibrium concepts such as Pareto optimal Nash equilibria or evolutionarily stable strategies. More recently signaling games of various types have been investigated with the help of game dynamics, which includes dynamical models of evolution and individual learning. A dynamical analysis leads to more nuanced conclusions as to the outcomes of signaling interactions. Here we explore different kinds of signaling games that range from interactions without conflicts of interest between the players to interactions where their interests are seriously misaligned. We consider these games within the context of evolutionary dynamics (both infinite and finite population models) and learning dynamics (reinforcement learning). Some results are specific features of a particular dynamical model, whereas others turn out to be quite robust across different models. This suggests that there are certain qualitative aspects that are common to many real-world signaling interactions.

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• Grades of Inductive Skepticism PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 2014; 81 (3): 303-312

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• Probe and Adjust in Information Transfer Games ERKENNTNIS Huttegger, S. M., Skyrms, B., Zollman, K. J. 2014; 79: 835-853

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• The core theory of subjunctive conditionals SYNTHESE Skyrms, B. 2013; 190 (5): 923-928

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• Inventing New Signals DYNAMIC GAMES AND APPLICATIONS Alexander, J. M., Skyrms, B., Zabell, S. L. 2012; 2 (1): 129-145

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• Aspects of Naturalizing the Social Contract Complexity and Institutions: Markets, Norms and Corporations Skyrms, B. edited by Aoki, M., Binmore, K., Deakin, S., Gintis, H. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2012: 124–145
• From Zeno to Arbitrage: Essays on Quantity, Coherence and Induction Skyrms, B. Oxford University Press. 2012
• Co-evolution of pre-play signaling and cooperation JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY Santos, F. C., Pacheco, J. M., Skyrms, B. 2011; 274 (1): 30-35

  Abstract

  A finite-population dynamic evolutionary model is presented, which shows that increasing the individual capacity of sending pre-play signals (without any pre-defined meaning), opens a route for cooperation. The population dynamics leads individuals to discriminate between different signals and react accordingly to the signals received. The proportion of time that the population spends in different states can be calculated analytically. We show that increasing the number of different signals benefits cooperative strategies, illustrating how cooperators may take profit from a diverse signaling portfolio to forecast future behaviors and avoid being cheated by defectors.

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.01.004

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• Evolutionary Dynamics of Collective Action Conference on Mathematics of Darwin's Legacy Pacheco, J. M., Santos, F. C., Souza, M. O., Skyrms, B. BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG. 2011: 119–138

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• Resiliency, Propensity and Causal Necessity Philosophy of Probability: Contemporary Readings Skyrms, B. edited by Eagle, A. Routledge. 2011
• Evolutionary considerations in the framing of social norms POLITICS PHILOSOPHY & ECONOMICS Skyrms, B., Zollman, K. J. 2010; 9 (3): 265-273

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• The flow of information in signaling games Laguna Workshop 2008 held in Honor of Brian Skyrms Skyrms, B. SPRINGER. 2010: 155–65

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• Pragmatics, Logic and Information Processing Language, Games and Evolution Skyrms, B. edited by Benz, A. Berlin: Springer Verlag. 2010: 177–187
• Evolutionary dynamics of Lewis signaling games: signaling systems vs. partial pooling SYNTHESE Huttegger, S. M., Skyrms, B., Smead, R., Zollman, K. J. 2010; 172 (1): 177-191

  View details for DOI 10.1007/s11229-009-9477-0

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• Learning to Network Probability in Science Skyrms, B. edited by Fetzer, J. Berlin: Springer. 2010: 277–286
• Signals: Evolution, Learning and Information Skyrms, B. Oxford University Press. 2010
• Evolution of signalling systems with multiple senders and receivers PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Skyrms, B. 2009; 364 (1518): 771-779

  Abstract

  Sender-receiver games are simple, tractable models of information transmission. They provide a basic setting for the study the evolution of meaning. It is possible to investigate not only the equilibrium structure of these games but also the dynamics of evolution and learning-with sometimes surprising results. Generalizations of the usual binary game to interactions with multiple senders, multiple receivers or both provide the elements of signalling networks. These can be seen as the loci of information processing, group decisions, and teamwork.

  View details for DOI 10.1098/rstb.2008.0258

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• Learning to signal: Analysis of a micro-level reinforcement model STOCHASTIC PROCESSES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Argiento, R., Pemantle, R., Skyrms, B., Volkov, S. 2009; 119 (2): 373-390

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• Evolutionary dynamics of collective action in N-person stag hunt dilemmas PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Pacheco, J. M., Santos, F. C., Souza, M. O., Skyrms, B. 2009; 276 (1655): 315-321

  Abstract

  In the animal world, collective action to shelter, protect and nourish requires the cooperation of group members. Among humans, many situations require the cooperation of more than two individuals simultaneously. Most of the relevant literature has focused on an extreme case, the N-person Prisoner's Dilemma. Here we introduce a model in which a threshold less than the total group is required to produce benefits, with increasing participation leading to increasing productivity. This model constitutes a generalization of the two-person stag hunt game to an N-person game. Both finite and infinite population models are studied. In infinite populations this leads to a rich dynamics that admits multiple equilibria. Scenarios of defector dominance, pure coordination or coexistence may arise simultaneously. On the other hand, whenever one takes into account that populations are finite and when their size is of the same order of magnitude as the group size, the evolutionary dynamics is profoundly affected: it may ultimately invert the direction of natural selection, compared with the infinite population limit.

  View details for DOI 10.1098/rspb.2008.1126

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• Groups and Networks: Their Role in the Evolution of Cooperation In Games, Groups and the Global Good Skyrms, B. edited by Levin, S. Berlin: Springer. 2009: 105–114
• Evolution and the Social Contract The Tanner Lectures on Human Values 28. Salt Lake City Skyrms, B. University of Utah Press. 2009: 47–63
• Evolution of Signaling Systems with Multiple Senders and Receivers Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Skyrms, B. 2009: 771-779
• Diachronic Coherence and Radical Probabilism Conference on Degrees of Belief Skyrms, B. SPRINGER. 2009: 253–261

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• Diachronic Coherence and Radical Probabilism Bruno de Finetti, Radical Probabilist Skyrms, B. edited by Galavotti, M. C. London: College Publications. 2009: 85–96
• Chaos and the Explanatory Significance of Equilibrium: Strange Attractors in Evolutionary Game Dynamics The Dynamics of Norms Skyrms, B. edited by Bicchieri, C. Cambridge University Press: New York. 2009: 199–222
• A Dynamic Model of Social Network Formation Adaptive Networks Pemantle, R., Skyrms, B. edited by Gross, T., Sayama, H. Springer Verlag. 2009: 231–251
• Common Knowledge, the Cooperative Principle and Adaptive Dynamics Why We Cooperate Skyrms, B. Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press. 2009
• Presidential Address: Signals PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 2008; 75 (5): 489-500

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• The Social Contract Naturalized Justice, Political Liberalism and Utilitarianism:Themes from Harsanyi and Rawls Skyrms, B. edited by Fleurbaey, M., Salle, M., Weymark, J. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2008
• Evolution of Inference The Stag Hunt and the Evolution of Social Structure in Reasoning: Studies in Human Inference and its Foundations Skyrms, B. edited by Alder, J., Rips, L. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2008
• La Caza del Ciervo y la Evolución de la Estructura Social Skyrms, B. Melusina. 2007
• Diachronic coherence and radical probabilism 19th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy-of-Science-Association Skyrms, B. UNIV CHICAGO PRESS. 2006: 959–68

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• Evolutionary Dynamics of Collective Action in N-person Stag-Hunt Dilemmas Proceedings of the Royal Society B Santos, F., Souza, M., Skyrms, B. edited by Pachero, J. 2006: 315–21
• Discovering "weight, or the value of knowledge" Conference on Cambridge and Vienna held in honor of Frank P Ramsey Skyrms, B. SPRINGER. 2006: 55–65

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• Dynamics of conformist bias MONIST Skyrms, B. 2005; 88 (2): 260-269

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• Signals, Evolution and the Explanatory Power of Transient Information Evolution, Rationality and Cognition: A Cognitive Science for the twenty-first century Skyrms, B. edited by Zalhao, A. Routeledge: N. Y.. 2005: 61–81
• Network formation by reinforcement learning: the long and medium run MATHEMATICAL SOCIAL SCIENCES Pemantle, R., Skyrms, B. 2004; 48 (3): 315-327

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• Time to absorption in discounted reinforcement models STOCHASTIC PROCESSES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Pemantle, R., Skyrms, B. 2004; 109 (1): 1-12

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• Discovering 'Weight, or the Value of Knowledge' Cambridge and Vienna: Frank P. Ramsey and the Vienna Circle Skyrms, B. Berlin: Springer. 2004: 55–65
• The Stag Hunt and the Evolution of Social Structure Skyrms, B. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, Mass. 2004
• Learning to take turns ERKENNTNIS Vanderschraaf, P., Skyrms, B. 2003; 59 (3): 311-348

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• Signals, evolution and the explanatory power of transient information PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 2002; 69 (3): 407-428

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• Altruism, inclusive fitness, and "the logic of decision" 17th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy-of-Science-Association Skyrms, B. UNIV CHICAGO PRESS. 2002: S104–S111

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• Evolution, Natural and Social International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Skyrms, B. Elsevier: Oxford. 2001
• The Stag Hunt Proceedings and Addresses of the APA Skyrms, B. 2001
• A dynamic model of social network formation PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Skyrms, B., Pemantle, R. 2000; 97 (16): 9340-9346

  Abstract

  We consider a dynamic social network model in which agents play repeated games in pairings determined by a stochastically evolving social network. Individual agents begin to interact at random, with the interactions modeled as games. The game payoffs determine which interactions are reinforced, and the network structure emerges as a consequence of the dynamics of the agents' learning behavior. We study this in a variety of game-theoretic conditions and show that the behavior is complex and sometimes dissimilar to behavior in the absence of structural dynamics. We argue that modeling network structure as dynamic increases realism without rendering the problem of analysis intractable.

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• Stability and explanatory significance of some simple evolutionary models PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 2000; 67 (1): 94-113

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• Evolution of Inference Dynamics in Human and Primate Societies: Agent-Based Modeling of Social and Spatial Processes, Skyrms, B. edited by Kohler, T., Gumerman, G. New York: Oxford University Press. 2000: 77–88
• Truth Dynamics Circularity, Definition and Truth Skyrms, B. edited by Chapius, A., Gupta, A. New Delhi: Indian Council of Philosophical Research. 2000: 355–364
• A Dynamic Model of Social Network Formation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A. Skyrms, B., Pemantle, R. 2000: 9340–46
• Adaptive dynamic models and the social contract - Response to commentary discussion JOURNAL OF CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES Skyrms, B. 2000; 7 (1-2): 335-339

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• Choice and Chance: An Introduction to Inductive Logic Skyrms, B. Wadsworth: Belmont, California. 2000
• Game theory, rationality and evolution of the social contract JOURNAL OF CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES Skyrms, B. 2000; 7 (1-2): 269-284

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• Bargaining with neighbors: Is justice contagious? JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY Alexander, J., Skyrms, B. 1999; 96 (11): 588-598

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• Precis of 'Evolution of the Social Contract' PHILOSOPHY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH Skyrms, B. 1999; 59 (1): 217-220

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• General Facts Metascience Skyrms, B. 1999; 8: 77-79
• Salience and symmetry-breaking in the evolution of convention LAW AND PHILOSOPHY Skyrms, B. 1998; 17 (4): 411-418

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• The Shadow of the Future Rational Committment and Social Justice Skyrms, B. edited by Morris, C. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1998: 12–21
• Mutual Aid Modeling Rationality and Morality, and Evolution Skyrms, B. edited by Danielson, P. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1998: 376–405
• Evolution of an Anomaly Protosociology Skyrms, B. 1998; 12: 192-211
• Game Theory Handbook of Defeasible Reasoning and Uncertainty Management: Volume 1 - Quantified Representation of Uncertainty and Imprecision Skyrms, B. edited by Gilles, D., Smets, P. Dordrecht, Kluwer. 1998: 391–439
• The structure of radical probabilism Conference on Probability, Dynamics and Causality Skyrms, B. KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL. 1997: 145–157

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• The Dynamics of Norms edited by Bicchieri, C., Jeffrey, R., Skyrms, B. Cambridge University Press: New York. 1997
• Inductive Logic and Bayesian Statistics Statistics, Probability and Game Theory: Papers in Honor of David Blackwell Skyrms, B. 1996: 321–336
• Evolution of the Social Contract Skyrms, B. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. 1996
• Carnapian Inductive Logic for Markov Chains The Legacy of the Vienna Circle: Modern Reappraisals Skyrms, B. edited by Sarkar, S. New York: Garland. 1996: 331–352
• Resiliency and Laws in the Web of Belief Laws of Nature Essays on the Philosophical, Scientific and Historical Dimensions Skyrms, B., Lambert, K. edited by Weinert, F. de Gruyter: Berlin, New York. 1995
• Logical Atomism and Combinatorial Possibility The Philosopher's Annual Skyrms, B. edited by Grim, P., Mar, G., Williams, P. Atascadero: Ridgeview. 1995: 219–232
• Introduction to the Nobel Symposium on Game Theory Games and Economic Behavior Skyrms, B. 1995; 8: 3-5
• Inductivism The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy Skyrms, B. edited by Audi, R. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. 1995: 368, 369, 468
• Induction, Mathematical The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy Skyrms, B. edited by Audi, R. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. 1995: 365, 369, 468
• Induction The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy Skyrms, B. edited by Audi, R. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. 1995: 368, 369, 468
• Convergence in Radical Probabilism PSA 1994 Skyrms, B. edited by Hull, D., Forbes, M., Burian, R., Lansing, M. E. Michigan: Philosophy of Science Association. 1995: 349–353
• STRICT COHERENCE, SIGMA COHERENCE AND THE METAPHYSICS OF QUANTITY PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES Skyrms, B. 1995; 77 (1): 39-55

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• Adams Conditionals Probability and Conditionals Skyrms, B. edited by Skyrms, B., Eells, E. E. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. 1995: 13–26
• DARWIN MEETS THE LOGIC OF DECISION - CORRELATION IN EVOLUTIONARY GAME-THEORY PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 1994; 61 (4): 503-528

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• SEX AND JUSTICE JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY Skyrms, B. 1994; 91 (6): 305-320

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• Bayesian Projectibility Grue: Essays on the New Riddle of Induction Skyrms, B. edited by Stalker, D. Chicago: Open Court. 1994: 241–262
• Sex and Justice The Philosopher's Annual Skyrms, B. edited by Grim, P. Atascadero: Ridgeview. 1994: 217–232
• A MISTAKE IN DYNAMIC COHERENCE ARGUMENTS - DISCUSSION PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 1993; 60 (2): 320-328

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• Analogy by Similarity in HyperCarnapian Inductive Logic Philosophical Problems of the Internal and External Worlds: Essays On the Philosophy of Adolf Grunbaum Skyrms, B. edited by Earman, J., Janis, A., Massey, G. J., Rescher, N. University of Pittsburgh Press: Pittsburgh. 1993: 273–282
• Deliberational Correlated Equilibria Philosophical Topics Skyrms, B., Vanderschraaf, P. 1993; 21: 191-227
• Carnapian Inductive Logic for a Value Continuum The Philosophy of Science Skyrms, B. edited by Wettstein, H. University of Notre Dame Press: South Bend, Indiana. 1993: 78–89
• Logical Atomism and Combinatorial Possibility The Journal of Philosophy Skyrms, B. 1993; 90 (1993): 219-232
• Chaos in Game Dynamics Journal of Logic,Language and Information Skyrms, B. 1992; 1: 111-130
• Coherence, Probability and Induction Rationality in Epistemology Skyrms, B. edited by Villanueva, E. Ridgeview: Atascadero, California. 1992: 215–226
• Chaos and the Explanatory Significance of Equilibrium: Strange Attractors in Evolutionary Game Dynamics PSA Skyrms, B. 1992; 2: 374-394
• Carnapian Inductive Logic for Markov Chains Erkenntnis Skyrms, B. 1991; 35: 439-460
• Quantification, Modality and Semantic Ascent Causality, Method and Modality Skyrms, B. edited by Brittan, G. G. Kluwer: Dordrecht. 1991: 175–183
• Stability and Chance Existence and Explanation Skyrms, B. edited by Spohn, W. 1991: 149–161
• The Dynamics of Rational Deliberation Skyrms, B. Harvard University Press: Cambridge, Mass. 1990
• Ratifiability and the Logic of Decision Philosophy of the Human Sciences Skyrms, B. edited by French, P. University of Notre Dame Press: Notre Dame, Indiana. 1990: 44–56
• The Value of Knowledge Scientific Theories Skyrms, B. . edited by Savage, C. W. University of Minnesota Press: Minneapolis. 1990: 245–266
• Introduction to `Three Theorems of Metaphysics' Synthese Skyrms, B. 1989; 81: 203-205
• A Primer on Determinism Foundations of Physics Skyrms, B. 1989; 19: 111-113
• Tractarian Nominalism A Combinatorial Theory of Possibility Skyrms, B. edited by Armstrong, D. M. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 1989
• PROBABILITY AND CAUSATION JOURNAL OF ECONOMETRICS Skyrms, B. 1988; 39 (1-2): 53-68

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• Conditional Chance Probability and Causality: Essays in Honor of Wesley Salmon Skyrms, B. edited by Fetzer, J. Reidel:Dordrecht,Holland. 1988: 161–178
• UPDATING, SUPPOSING, AND MAXENT THEORY AND DECISION Skyrms, B. 1987; 22 (3): 225-246

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• DYNAMIC COHERENCE AND PROBABILITY KINEMATICS PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 1987; 54 (1): 1-20

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• Dynamic Coherence Advances in the Statistical Sciences: Vol.II Foundations of Statistical Inference Skyrms, B. edited by MacNeil, I. B., Umphrey, G. Reidel:Dordrecht. 1987: 233–243
• Choice and Chance: An Introduction to Inductive Logic Skyrms, B. Wadsworth: Belmont, California. 1986
• EPR and the Metaphysics of Causation Symposium on the Foundations of Modern Physics:50 Years of the EPR Gadanken Experiment Skyrms, B. edited by Lakki, P., Mittlestadt, P. World Scientific Publishing Co.:Singapore. 1986: 609–623
• Coherence Scientific Inquiry in Philosophical Perspective Skyrms, B. edited by Rescher, N. University of Pittsburgh Press: Pittsburgh,. 1986: 225–242
• MAXIMUM-ENTROPY INFERENCE AS A SPECIAL CASE OF CONDITIONALIZATION SYNTHESE Skyrms, B. 1985; 63 (1): 55-74

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• Pragmatics and the Principle of Empiricism The Heritage of Logical Positivism Skyrms, B. edited by Rescher, N. University Press of America: New York, London. 1985: 23–28
• Pragmatics and Empiricism Skyrms, B. Yale University Press: New Haven. 1984
• EPR: Lessons for Metaphysics Causation and Causal Theories Skyrms, B. edited by Wettstein, H. University of Minnesota Press: Minneapolis. 1984: 245–255
• Intensional Aspects of Semantical Self-Reference Recent Essays on Truth and the Liar Skyrms, B. edited by Martin, R. Oxford University Press:Oxford. 1984: 119–131
• Zeno's Paradox of Measure Philosophy, Physics and Psychoanalysis Skyrms, B. edited by Cohen, R. Reidel: Dordrecht. 1983
• A Bayesian Theory of Conditionals Proceedings of the International Congress on Logic,Methodology and Philosophy of Science Skyrms, B. 1983
• Three Ways to Give a Probability Assignment a Memory Testing Scientific Theories Skyrms, B. edited by Earman, J. University of Minnesota Press: Minneapolis. 1983
• CAUSAL DECISION-THEORY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY Skyrms, B. 1982; 79 (11): 695-711

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• COUNTERFACTUAL DEFINITENESS AND LOCAL CAUSATION PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 1982; 49 (1): 43-50

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• Statistical Laws and Personal Propensities PSA 1978 vol. 2 Skyrms, B. Philosophy of Science Assn.: East Lansing, Michigan. 1982
• MATES QUANTIFICATION AND INTENSIONAL LOGIC AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY Skyrms, B. 1981; 59 (2): 177-188

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• TRACTARIAN NOMINALISM PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES Skyrms, B. 1981; 40 (2): 199-206

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• Higher Order Degrees of Belief Prospects for Pragmatism: Essays in Honor of F.P.Ramsey Skyrms, B. edited by Mellor, D. H. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. 1980
• Causal Necessity Skyrms, B. Yale University Press: New Haven. 1980
• IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MODALITY OR HOW TO CONFUSE USE AND MENTION JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY Skyrms, B. 1978; 75 (7): 368-387

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• Resiliency, Propensity and Causal Necessity The Journal of Philosophy Skyrms, B. 1977; LXXIV: 704-713
• POSSIBLE WORLDS, PHYSICS AND METAPHYSICS PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES Skyrms, B. 1976; 30 (5): 323-332

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• Choice and Chance: An Introduction to Inductive Logic Skyrms, B. Wadsworth: Belmont, California. 1975
• Introduzione alla Logica Induttiva Skyrms, B., Translated by Chiffrino, C. Societa Editrice il Mulino: Bologna. 1974
• Escolha e Acaso Skyrms, B., Translated by Hegenberg, L., Silveira da Mota, O. Cultrix/USP: Sao Paulo. 1971
• The Explication of 'X knows that p' Knowing: Essays in the Analysis of Knowledge Skyrms, B. edited by Roth, M. D., Galis, L. Random House: N.Y.. 1970
• EXPLICATION OF X KNOWS THAT P JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY Skyrms, B. 1967; 64 (12): 373-389

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• Ten Great Ideas About Chance Diaconis, P., Skyrms, B. Princeton University Press. 2018
• Natural Social Contracts Biological Theory Skyrms, B. 2013; 8: 179-184
• Emergence of a Signaling Network with Probe and Adjust Cooperation and its Evolution Skyrms, B. edited by Calcott, B., Joyce, R., Sterelny, K. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 2013: 265–274
• LEARNING TO SIGNAL WITH PROBE AND ADJUST EPISTEME-A JOURNAL OF INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGY Skyrms, B. 2012; 9 (2): 139-150

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• Rational Decisions (Book Review) BRITISH JOURNAL FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Book Review Authored by: Skyrms, B. 2012; 63 (2): 449-453

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• Game Theory, Rationality and Evolution of the Social Contract Evolutionary Ethics III Skyrms, B. edited by Levy, N. London: Ashgate. 2010
• Evolution of Moral Norms Oxford Handbook on the Philosophy of Biology Skyrms, B., Harns, W. edited by Ruse, M. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2008: 434–450
• The grammar of society (Book Review) MIND Book Review Authored by: Skyrms, B. 2008; 117 (465): 167-170

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• Trust, risk, and the social contract SYNTHESE Skyrms, B. 2008; 160 (1): 21-25

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• Emergence of Information Transfer by Inductive Learning Studia Logica Huttegger, S., Skyrms, B. 2008; 89: 237-256
• Commitment Evolution of the Social Contract in Reasoning: Studies in Human Inference and its Foundations Skyrms, B. edited by Adler, J., Rips, L. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2008
• Dynamic Networks and the Stag Hunt: Some Robustness Considerations Biological Theory Skyrms, B. 2007; 2: 1-3
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• Convergence to a Signaling System Equilibrium Rationality, Rules and Structure Skyrms, B. edited by Nida-Rumeln, J., Spohn, W. Reidel: Dordrecht. 2000
• Game Theory and the Social Contract Volume II: Just Playing Economics and Philosophy Skyrms, B. 2000; 16: 167-170
• Precis of Evolution of the Social Contract Reply to Critics Skyrms, B. 1999; 59: 243-254
• The Logic of Strategy edited by Bicchieri, C., Jeffrey, R., Skyrms, B. Oxford University Press: New York. 1999
• Possible Worlds, Physics and Metaphysics Analytical Metaphysics Skyrms, B. edited by Tooley, M. New York:Garland. 1999
• Theories of Counterfactual and Subjunctive Conditionals in Contexts of Strategic Interaction Research in Economics Skyrms, B. 1999; 53: 275-291
• Subjunctive conditionals and revealed preference PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 1998; 65 (4): 545-574

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• Bayesian Subjunctive Conditionals for Games and Decisions Game Theory, Experience and Rationality Skyrms, B. edited by Leinfellner, W., Kohler, E. Dordrecht, Kluwer. 1998: 161–172
• Game Theory, Rationality and Evolution Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science Skyrms, B. edited by Dalla, M. L., Chiara, K., Mundici, D., van Bentham, J. 1997
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• Probability and Conditionals edited by Eells, E., Skyrms, B. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. 1994
• Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science IX Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Logic Skyrms, B. 1994: 989
• Adaptive and Inductive Deliberational Dynamics Economics and Cognitive Science Skyrms, B. edited by Bourgie, P., Walliser, B. Pergamon Press: Oxford. 1992: 93–107
• Adaptive and Inductive Deliberational Dynamics Economics and Cognitive Science Skyrms, B. edited by Bourgie, P., Walliser, B. 1992: 93–107
• Equilibria and the Dynamics of Rational Deliberation Knowledge, Belief and Strategic Interaction Skyrms, B. edited by Bicchieri, C. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1992: 93–106
• Adaptive and Inductive Deliberational Dynamics Economics and Cognitive Science Skyrms, B. edited by Bourgine, P., Walliser, B. Pergamon Press: Oxford. 1992: 93–107
• Hypothetico-deductivism is hopeless, Waters’ Relevance Logic brings hope for hypothetico-deductivism and Grimes’ Truth, Content and Hypothetico-deductive method The Journal of Symbolic Logic Skyrms, B. 1992; 57: 756-758
• Inductive Deliberation, Admissible Acts, and Perfect Equilibrium Foundations of Decision Theory Skyrms, B. edited by Bacharach, M., Hurley, S. Blackwell: Oxford. 1991: 220–241
• Theories of Probability A Companion to Epistemology Skyrms, B. edited by Dancy , J., Sosa, E. Basil Blackwell: Oxford. 1991
• Existence and Explanation edited by Spohn, W., Van Fraassen, B., Skyrms, B. Kluwer: Dordrecht. 1991
• Deliberation and Games Economics and Artificial Intelligence Skyrms, B. Express-Tirages: Paris. 1990: 159–164
• Models of Dynamic Deliberation and the Theory of Games Proceedings of the Third Conference (TARK 1990) Skyrms, B. edited by Parikh, R. 1990
• Einfuhrung in die Inductive Logik Skyrms, B., Translated by Dorn, G. Peter Lang: Basel. 1989
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• Causation in Decision, Belief Change and Explanation edited by Harper, W., Skyrms, B. Kluwer: Dordrecht. 1988
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• Introduction to Probability and Causation Causation,Chance and Credence Skyrms, B. edited by Harper, W. L., Skyrms, B. 1988
• Deliberational Dynamics and the Foundations of Bayesian Game Theory Epistemology Skyrms, B. edited by Tomberlin, J. E. Ridgeview: Atascadero, California. 1988: 345–367
• PROBABILISTIC METAPHYSICS - SUPPES,P (Book Review) PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW Book Review Authored by: Skyrms, B. 1987; 96 (3): 447-450

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• On the Principle of Total Evidence with and without Observation Sentences Proceedings of the 11th International Wittgenstein Symposium Skyrms, B. 1987: 187–95
• Presuppositions of Induction The Philosophy of Logical Mechanism Skyrms, B. edited by Salmon, M. Kluwer: Dordrecht. 1987: 285–319
• DELIBERATIONAL EQUILIBRIA TOPOI-AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PHILOSOPHY Skyrms, B. 1986; 5 (1): 59-67

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• ULTIMATE AND PROXIMATE CONSEQUENCES IN CAUSAL DECISION-THEORY PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 1985; 52 (4): 608-611

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• The Logic of Decision 2nd ed. and "Preferences Among Preferences" The Journal of Symbolic Logic Skyrms, B. 1985; 50: 247-48
• The Foundations of Decision Logic The Journal of Symbolic Logic Skyrms, B. 1983; 48: 502-503
• Conditional Probabilities, Taxicabs and Martingales The Behavioral and Brain Sciences Skyrms, B. 1981: 331-32
• The Prior Propensity Account of Subjunctive Conditionals IFs Skyrms, B. edited by Harper, W., Stalnaker, R., Pearce, G. A. Reidel:Dordrecht. 1980: 259–265
• CAUSE, CHANCE AND REASON - BURKS,A (Book Review) THEORY AND DECISION Book Review Authored by: Skyrms, B. 1980; 12 (3): 299-309

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• RATIONAL BELIEF SYSTEMS - ELLIS,B (Book Review) AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY Book Review Authored by: Skyrms, B. 1980; 58 (1): 65-71

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• Definitions of Semantical Reference and Self-Reference Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic Skyrms, B. 1976; XVII: 147-148
• Physical Laws and the Nature of Philosophical Reduction Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science VI Skyrms, B., Lehrer, K. edited by Feigl, H., Sellars, W. University of Minnesota Press: Minneapolis, Minn. 1975: 496–529
• Contraposition of the Conditional Philosophical Studies Skyrms, B. 1974; 26: 145-147
• The Goodman Paradox Readings in Philosophical Analysis Skyrms, B. edited by Heigl, H., Sellar, W., Lehrer, K. Appleton,Century Crofts: N.Y.. 1972
• Notes on Quantification and Self-Reference The Liar Skyrms, B. edited by Martin, R. Yale University Press: New Haven. 1971: 67–74
• Return of the Liar: Three Valued Logic and the Nature of Truth American Philosophical Quarterly Skyrms, B. 1970; VII: 153-161
• A Methodological Problem in the Evaluation of Explanations Nous Richer, N., Skyrms, B. 1968
• A Neglected Logical Lapse in Reichenbach's Pragmatic Justification of Induction Methodology and Science Skyrms, B. 1968; 1: 155-159
• Science and Subjectivity The Journal of Philosophy Skyrms, B. 1968; LXV: 794-799
• A Methodological Problem in the Evaluation of Explanations Nous Richer, N., Skyrms, B. 1968
• SUPERVALUATIONS - IDENTITY, EXISTENCE, AND INDIVIDUAL CONCEPTS JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY Skyrms, B. 1968; 65 (16): 477-482

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• Comments on Ackerman's `Problems Philosophical Logic Skyrms, B. edited by Davis, J. W., Hockney, D. J., Wilson, W. K. Reidel: Dordrecht. 1968: 155–157
• A Methodological Problem in the Evaluation of Explanations Nous Rescher, N., Skyrms, B. 1968: 121-129
• Nomological Necessity and the Paradoxes of Confirmation Philosophy of Science Skyrms, B. 1966; XXXIII: 230-249
• Choice and Chance: An Introduction to Inductive Logic Skyrms, B. Dickenson: Belmont, California. 1966
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• ON FAILING TO VINDICATE INDUCTION PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Skyrms, B. 1965; 32 (3): 253-268

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• Professor Grunbaum and Teleological Mechanisms Philosophy of Science Skyrms, B. 1964; XXXI
• Falsifiability and the Logic of Experimental Tests Methodos Skyrms, B. 1962; XIV: 1-13