Richard Jeffrey

Richard Carl Jeffrey (August 5, 1926 – November 9, 2002) was an American philosopher, logician, and probability theorist. He is best known for developing and championing the philosophy of radical probabilism and the associated heuristic of probability kinematics, also known as Jeffrey conditioning.

For the British bobsledder, see Richard Jeffrey (bobsleigh).

Richard C. Jeffrey
BornAugust 5, 1926
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 2002
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materPrinceton University
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Main interests
Decision theory, epistemology
Notable ideas
Radical probabilism, Jeffrey conditioning, truth tree method for syllogism testing
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