Historical records show that there was no real concept of probability in Europe before the mid-seventeenth century, although the use of dice and other randomizing objects was commonplace. First published in 1975, this edition includes an introduction that contextualizes his book in light of developing philosophical trends.
Historical records show that there was no real concept of probability in Europe before the mid-seventeenth century, although the use of dice and other randomizing objects was commonplace. First published in 1975, this edition includes an introduction that contextualizes his book in light of developing philosophical trends.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ian Hacking holds the chair of philosophy and history of scientific concepts at the College de France. Until recently he was a University Professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of many books, including Representing and Intervening, The Taming of Chance, Probability and Inductive Logic, and most recently Historical Ontology. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the American Academy of Arts and Science, and the British Academy. In 2004 he was elected a Companion of the Order of Canada. He is also the winner of the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2009.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. An absent family of ideas 2. Duality 3. Opinion 4. Evidence 5. Signs 6. The first calculations 7. The Roannez circle 8. The great decision 9. The art of thinking 10. Probability and the law 11. Expectation 12. Political arithmetic 13. Annuities 14. Equipossibility 15. Inductive logic 16. The art of conjecturing 17. The first limit theorem 18. Design 19. Induction.
Introduction 1. An absent family of ideas 2. Duality 3. Opinion 4. Evidence 5. Signs 6. The first calculations 7. The Roannez circle 8. The great decision 9. The art of thinking 10. Probability and the law 11. Expectation 12. Political arithmetic 13. Annuities 14. Equipossibility 15. Inductive logic 16. The art of conjecturing 17. The first limit theorem 18. Design 19. Induction.
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