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THE PROBABILISTIC REVOLUTION
IDEAS IN THE SCIENCES |
| By: |
Lorenz Kruger (Editor), Gerd Gigerenzer (Editor), Mary S. Morgan (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£40.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0262610639 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780262610636 |
| Publisher: |
MIT PRESS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
14 March, 1990 |
| Series: |
The Probabilistic Revolution |
| Pages: |
480 |
| Description: |
This monumental work traces the rise, the transformation, and the diffusion of probabilistic and statistical thinking in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. |
| Synopsis: |
Winner in the category of Psychology in the 1987 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. This monumental work traces the rise, the transformation, and the diffusion of probabilistic and statistical thinking in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The contributors - scientists, historians, and philosophers of science from eight countries make it possible for readers trained in many disciplines to see why the probabilistic revolution has been so complete and so successful. Lorenz KrA ger, and Michael Heidelberger are philosophers of science at Gottingen University. Lorraine J. Daston is a historian at Brandeis University. Gerd Gigerenzer is a psychologist at the University of Constance, and Mary S. Morgan is an economist at York University. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
MIT Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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