The Emergence of Probability
The Emergence of Probability: A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference (1975; second edition 2006) is a book about the history of probability by the philosopher Ian Hacking.
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| Author | Ian Hacking |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Cambridge Series on Statistical & Probabilistic Mathematics |
| Subject | History of probability |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0521685573 |
Summary
Hacking discusses the history of probability.[1]
Publication history
The Emergence of Probability was first published by Cambridge University Press in 1975. A second edition was published in 2006.[2]
Reception
The Emergence of Probability has been described as ground-breaking.[3]
The philosopher James Franklin argued that Hacking's contention that there was no concept of uncertain evidence before about 1650 is incorrect, as it neglects the extensive Latin scholastic literature on legal evidence and aleatory contracts and on induction.[4]
See also
References
- Hacking 2006, pp. 1–186.
- Hacking 2006, p. iv.
- Macintosh 2005, p. 357.
- Franklin 2001, p. 373.
Bibliography
- Books
- Franklin, James (2001). The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability Before Pascal. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-6569-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Hacking, Ian (2006). The Emergence of Probability: A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas About Probability Induction and Statistical Inference. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521685573.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Macintosh, Jack (2005). "Hacking, Ian". In Honderich, Ted (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926479-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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