Mathematics and the Moral Sciences: The Rise and Fall of the Probability of Judgments, 1785-1840.
In: Classical Tradition in Sociology: The European Tradition; 1997, Vol. 1, p175-191, 17p
Buch
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Chapter 11 of the book "The Classical Tradition in Sociology: The European Tradition" is presented. It examines the rise and fall of the probability of judgments between 1785-1840 in relation to the application of mathematics to social science in France. The interaction of mathematics and society at several levels have been enlightened by the works mathematical propabilists Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, Pierre-Simon Laplace and Simeon-Denis Poisson.
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Mathematics and the Moral Sciences: The Rise and Fall of the Probability of Judgments, 1785-1840.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Daston, Lorraine J. |
Quelle: | Classical Tradition in Sociology: The European Tradition; 1997, Vol. 1, p175-191, 17p |
Veröffentlichung: | 1997 |
Medientyp: | Buch |
ISBN: | 978-0-7619-5324-1 (print) |
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