The Taming of Chance (Ideas in Context, Series Number 17) by Hacking, Ian - 1990-08-31

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Cambridge University Press: New York, N.Y., 1998. Later printing. Trade paperback. Good. 264 pages. This is one of the Ideas in Context series. Pencil underlining and notations. Cover worn. Corners creased. Includes Acknowledgments, Notes, and Index. Topics covered include The Argument; The Doctrine of Necessity; Public Amateurs, Secret Bureaucrats; Bureaux; The Sweet Despotism of Reason; The Quantum of Sickness; The Granary of Science; Suicide is a Kind of Madness; The Experimental Basis of the philosophy of legislation; Facts without authenticity, without detail, without control, and without value; By what majority?; The law of large numbers; Regimental chests; Society prepares the crimes; The astronomical conception of society; The astronomical conception of society; The mineralogical conception of society; The most ancient nobility; Cassirer's thesis; The Normal State; As Real as Cosmic Forces; The Autonomy of Statistical Law; A Chapter from Prussian Statistics; and A Universe of Chance.… Read More

Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Cambridge University Press, 1990-08-31. Paperback. Used: Good.

pb. Fair. Obviously worn, but no text pages missing. May have highlighting and marginalia, but markings do not interfere with readability. Textbooks do not have accompanying CDs or access codes. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Cambridge University Press, 1990-08-31. 1. paperback. Used:Good.

Cambridge University Press. Very Good. 1990. Paperback. 0521388848 . Laminate card cover lightly sunned on spine and at head of rear panel, minute creasing at edges, a suggestion of rubbing; Edges lightly age-toned, pages otherwise clean with no annotation; Binding tight. Overall a nice, sturdy copy with slight wear. ; Ideas In Context, Series Number 17; 5.99 X 0.64 X 9.02 inches; 265 pages .

pb. New. Brand New. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.