The Probabilistic Revolution Ideas In The Sciences

Download or read book The Probabilistic Revolution: Ideas in the sciences written by Lorenz Kra1/4ger and published by Bradford Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 KrA¼ger, 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.