The Emergence of Probability : A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference

Hacking, Ian

ISBN 10: 0521685575 / ISBN 13: 9780521685573

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2006

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• Titel: The Emergence of Probability : A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0521685575
• ISBN-13: 9780521685573
• Bindung: Softcover
• Ausgabe: 2. Auflage
• Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

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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.