Emergence of Probability : A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas About Probability, Induction And Statistical Inference

Hacking, Ian

ISBN 10: 0521685575 / ISBN 13: 9780521685573

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2006

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• Titolo: Emergence of Probability : A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas About Probability, Induction And Statistical Inference
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521685575
• ISBN 13: 9780521685573
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Edizione: seconda edizione
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

Includes an introduction, contextualizing his book in light of developing philosophical trends.

Informazioni sull?autore

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.