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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Emergence of Probability Context triple: [Ian Hacking, notableWork, The Emergence of Probability]
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A.
The Theory of Probability
The Theory of Probability is Hans Reichenbach’s influential philosophical and mathematical treatise that helped establish a rigorous, frequency-based interpretation of probability within the logical empiricist tradition.
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The Logic of Chance
The Logic of Chance is an influential 1866 book by John Venn that helped establish the frequency interpretation of probability and advanced the philosophical foundations of statistical reasoning.
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C.
A Treatise on Probability
A Treatise on Probability is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1921 work that develops a logical and philosophical theory of probability, challenging classical and frequency-based interpretations.
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D.
Foundations of the Theory of Probability
Foundations of the Theory of Probability is a landmark 1933 monograph that rigorously established modern probability theory on an axiomatic measure-theoretic basis.
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Logical Foundations of Probability
Logical Foundations of Probability is a seminal philosophical work by Rudolf Carnap that develops a rigorous logical and formal account of probability and inductive reasoning.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Emergence of Probability Target entity description: 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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A.
The Theory of Probability
The Theory of Probability is Hans Reichenbach’s influential philosophical and mathematical treatise that helped establish a rigorous, frequency-based interpretation of probability within the logical empiricist tradition.
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B.
The Logic of Chance
The Logic of Chance is an influential 1866 book by John Venn that helped establish the frequency interpretation of probability and advanced the philosophical foundations of statistical reasoning.
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C.
A Treatise on Probability
A Treatise on Probability is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1921 work that develops a logical and philosophical theory of probability, challenging classical and frequency-based interpretations.
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D.
Foundations of the Theory of Probability
Foundations of the Theory of Probability is a landmark 1933 monograph that rigorously established modern probability theory on an axiomatic measure-theoretic basis.
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E.
Logical Foundations of Probability
Logical Foundations of Probability is a seminal philosophical work by Rudolf Carnap that develops a rigorous logical and formal account of probability and inductive reasoning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
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| instanceOf |
book
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history of science book ⓘ philosophy of science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain how probability became a central scientific concept
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trace the emergence of statistical thinking in modern Europe ⓘ |
| analyzes |
early uses of probability in gambling
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early uses of probability in law ⓘ early uses of probability in science ⓘ early uses of probability in theology ⓘ |
| author | Ian Hacking ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describedAs |
seminal work in the history of probability
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seminal work in the philosophy of probability ⓘ |
| examines |
historical shift from determinism to probabilistic reasoning
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origins of probabilistic thinking in Europe ⓘ relationship between probability and evidence ⓘ role of probability in decision-making ⓘ |
| field |
history of ideas
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mathematics history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of modern concepts of probability
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development of statistical reasoning ⓘ |
| genre |
historical study
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philosophical study ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
history of probability scholarship
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philosophy of science ⓘ studies of statistical reasoning ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| placesEmphasisOn |
conceptual foundations of probability
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social and intellectual contexts of probabilistic ideas ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | The Taming of Chance ⓘ |
| subject |
epistemology
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history of probability ⓘ history of science ⓘ history of statistics ⓘ philosophy of probability ⓘ probability theory ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
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