The Taming of Chance
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Ian Hacking |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | History of probability |
| Published | 1990 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0521388849 |
The Taming of Chance is a 1990 book by philosopher Ian Hacking.
Summary
Hacking provides an account of an important period in the history of probability,[1] showing special concern with the philosophy of indeterminacy.[2] He shows that the modern argument for preferring facts to testimony in science assumes probabilistic thinking.[3]
Reception
Hacking's work has been described as ground-breaking.[1]
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 Macintosh 2005. p. 357.
- ↑ Smith 1997. p. 970.
- ↑ Welsh 1994. p. 45.
Bibliography
- Books
- Macintosh, Jack (2005). Honderich, Ted, ed. The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926479-1.
- Smith, Roger (1997). The Norton History of the Human Sciences. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-31733-1.
- Welsh, Alexander (1994). Freud's Wishful Dream Book. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-03718-3.
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