The Emergence of Probability

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The Emergence of Probability is a seminal philosophical and historical study by Ian Hacking that traces how modern concepts of probability and statistical reasoning developed from the 16th to the 19th century.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ history of science book ⓘ philosophy of science book ⓘ
aimsTo	explain how probability became a central scientific concept ⓘ trace the emergence of statistical thinking in modern Europe ⓘ
analyzes	early uses of probability in gambling ⓘ early uses of probability in law ⓘ early uses of probability in science ⓘ early uses of probability in theology ⓘ
author	Ian Hacking NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Canada ⓘ
describedAs	seminal work in the history of probability ⓘ seminal work in the philosophy of probability ⓘ
examines	historical shift from determinism to probabilistic reasoning ⓘ origins of probabilistic thinking in Europe ⓘ relationship between probability and evidence ⓘ role of probability in decision-making ⓘ
field	history of ideas ⓘ mathematics history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ
focusesOn	development of modern concepts of probability ⓘ development of statistical reasoning ⓘ
genre	historical study ⓘ philosophical study ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	history of probability scholarship ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ studies of statistical reasoning ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
placesEmphasisOn	conceptual foundations of probability ⓘ social and intellectual contexts of probabilistic ideas ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor	The Taming of Chance NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	epistemology ⓘ history of probability ⓘ history of science ⓘ history of statistics ⓘ philosophy of probability ⓘ probability theory ⓘ statistics ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ

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