The Taming Of Chance
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Author | : Ian Hacking |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1990-08-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521388849 |
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This book combines detailed scientific historical research with characteristic philosophic breadth and verve.
Author | : Ian Hacking |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1990-08-31 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1107650712 |
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In this important study Ian Hacking continues the enquiry into the origins and development of certain characteristic modes of contemporary thought undertaken in such previous works as the best-selling The Emergence of Probability. Professor Hacking shows how by the late-nineteenth century it became possible to think of statistical patterns as explanatory in themselves, and to regard the world as not necessarily deterministic in character. In the same period the idea of human nature was displaced by a model of normal people with laws of dispersion. These two parallel transformations fed into each other, so that chance made the world seem less capricious: it was legitimated because it brought order out of chaos. Combining detailed scientific historical research with characteristic philosophic breadth and verve, The Taming of Chance brings out the relations between philosophy, the physical sciences, mathematics and the development of social institutions, and provides a unique and authoritative analysis of the 'probabilisation' of the western world.
Author | : Ian Hacking |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2001-07-02 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780521775014 |
Download An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An introductory 2001 textbook on probability and induction written by a foremost philosopher of science.
Author | : Ian Hacking |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 1984-06-21 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780521318037 |
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Includes an introduction, contextualizing his book in light of developing philosophical trends.
Author | : Lydia Dare |
Publisher | : Night Shift Publishing |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2024-01-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Download The Taming of the Wolf Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
He could never lose control... Dashiel Thorpe, Earl of Brimsworth, has spent his life fighting the wolf within him. But when the full moon rises, Dash is helpless. A chance encounter with Caitrin Macleod on a moonlit night inadvertently binds the two together irrevocably, and Dash's impulsiveness plunges them both into a nightmare... She never saw him coming... Caitrin Macleod is no quiet country lass, but a witch with remarkable abilities. But when it comes to Dashiel, she's as helpless to fight his true nature as he is. Her senses overwhelmed, she runs back to the safety and security of her native Scotland... But Dashiel is determined to follow her-she's the only woman who can free him from a fate worse than death. And Caitrin will ultimately have to decide whether she's running from danger, or true love...
Author | : Stephanie Laurens |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2013-06-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062066285 |
Download The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with the next in her Cynster Sisters series... The Honorable Miss Mary Cynster always gets what she wants. As the last unwed Cynster of her generation, she is determined to remain in charge of her life and of the man she will marry. At the very bottom of her list of potential husbands is Ryder Cavanaugh, the daring and devastating Marquess of Raventhorne, an overwhelming and utterly unmanageable lion of the ton. But destiny has a different plan. Ryder needs Mary as his wife, not just because she is delightful, fiery, and tempting, but because he values all she could be. When fate and circumstance hand him the chance, he claims Mary as his marchioness...only to discover what he truly desires is not just to take her hand in marriage, but to capture her heart.
Author | : Ian Hacking |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2016-08-26 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1316571769 |
Download Logic of Statistical Inference Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
One of Ian Hacking's earliest publications, this book showcases his early ideas on the central concepts and questions surrounding statistical reasoning. He explores the basic principles of statistical reasoning and tests them, both at a philosophical level and in terms of their practical consequences for statisticians. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Jan-Willem Romeijn, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, Hacking's influential and original work has been revived for a new generation of readers.
Author | : Ian Hacking |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1983-10-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 110726815X |
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This 1983 book is a lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism. It has two parts. 'Representing' deals with the different philosophical accounts of scientific objectivity and the reality of scientific entities. The views of Kuhn, Feyerabend, Lakatos, Putnam, van Fraassen, and others, are all considered. 'Intervening' presents the first sustained treatment of experimental science for many years and uses it to give a new direction to debates about realism. Hacking illustrates how experimentation often has a life independent of theory. He argues that although the philosophical problems of scientific realism can not be resolved when put in terms of theory alone, a sound philosophy of experiment provides compelling grounds for a realistic attitude. A great many scientific examples are described in both parts of the book, which also includes lucid expositions of recent high energy physics and a remarkable chapter on the microscope in cell biology.
Author | : Sarah Darer Littman |
Publisher | : Aladdin |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2019-08-27 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 153443156X |
Download Taming of the Shoe Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Arminita Robicheaux—Cinderella’s daughter—discovers that the best way to happily ever after is doing what you can to make your own fairy tale come true in this enchanting follow-up to Charmed, I’m Sure that’s perfect for fans of The Descendants! Arminita Robicheaux is convinced her parents are out to ruin her life. Not only did they move Minty to New York City right before the school year started, but her mom’s late-night infomercials for a variety of cleaning products follow Minty wherever she goes. Oh, and did she mention that her mother happens to be Ella Robicheaux—a.k.a. Cinderella? And Minty’s eccentric aunties—who may or may not have made Ella clean and wait on them while growing up—decide to cast Minty’s entire class in their new commercial for their “Comfortably Ever After” shoe line, complete with raps that make Minty want to run far, far away. But Minty’s new friend has a perfect distraction; the boy-band mega-star Theo Downy who is staying in town for a series of concerts. If Minty can find a way to get her shoe designs in front of Theo, maybe she can get tickets to the sold-out show. Of course, things don’t go according to plan, and Minty ends up leaving a big clue behind… Like mother, like daughter!
Author | : Renee Ann Miller |
Publisher | : Zebra Books |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2019-10-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1420150669 |
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Some lords prefer scandalous affairs over marriage. But can the magic of Christmas and a second chance at romance open an earl’s heart to love? Julien Caruthers, the Earl of Dartmore, isn’t in the Christmas spirit. The former ‘Naughty Earl’ would prefer to focus on maintaining his family’s holdings rather than be stuck at his mother’s annual Christmas party, with her endless parade of debutantes. When he escapes for a ride, Julien’s horse gets spooked and throws him off his saddle, leaving him wandering in the snow. Until he happens upon a cozy cottage . . . Evangeline Breckenridge never thought ‘Lord Scrooge’ would show up at her door. She hasn’t seen her childhood sweetheart in years, and Julien’s since turned into a tyrant, taking away Christmas traditions from the townspeople. Eve is now a widow and a mother, no longer the foolish girl who believed a nobleman could love a physician’s daughter. But the weather outside is frightful, and Eve isn’t one to withhold the warmth of her home, even from a cold heart. And as they reconnect, Eve and Julien may even discover there’s still something merry and bright burning between them, a fire destined to be reignited—just in time for Christmas . . .