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Bayesian networks are normally given one of two types of foundations: they are either treated purely formally as an abstract way of representing probability functions, or they are interpreted, with some causal interpretation given to the graph in a network and some standard interpretation of probability given to the probabilities specified in the network. In this chapter I argue that current foundations are problematic, and put forward new foundations which involve aspects of both the interpreted and the formal approaches.
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Williamson, J. (2001). Foundations for Bayesian Networks. In: Corfield, D., Williamson, J. (eds) Foundations of Bayesianism. Applied Logic Series, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1586-7_4
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