Classical Probability in the Enlightenment, New Edition

An award-winning history of the Enlightenment quest to devise a mathematical model of rationality What did it mean to be reasonable in the Age of Reason? Enlightenment mathematicians such as Blaise Pascal, Jakob Bernoulli, and Pierre Simon Laplace sought to answer this question, laboring over a theory of rational decision, action, and belief under conditions of uncertainty. Lorraine Daston brings to life their debates and philosophical arguments, charting the development and application of probability theory by some of the greatest thinkers of the age. Now with an incisive new preface, Classical Probability in the Enlightenment traces the emergence of new kind of mathematics designed to turn good sense into a reasonable calculus.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2023
Authors:	Lorraine Daston
Dimensions:	235 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	456
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-24850-9
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-691-24850-8
Barcode:	9780691248509

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