The Taming of Chance
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The Taming of Chance is a influential philosophical and historical study by Ian Hacking that examines how concepts of probability and statistical thinking transformed modern understandings of chance, causality, and social regulation.
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| The Taming of Chance canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Taming of Chance Context triple: [Ian Hacking, notableWork, The Taming of Chance]
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A.
Of the Laws of Chance
Of the Laws of Chance is an early 18th-century treatise on probability and games of chance by John Arbuthnot, helping to popularize mathematical approaches to randomness and risk.
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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.
Time and Chance
"Time and Chance" is a notable work by British musician and songwriter Peter Townsend, reflecting his contributions beyond his role in The Who.
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D.
The Doctrine of Chances
The Doctrine of Chances is an influential 18th-century treatise by Abraham de Moivre that systematically developed the mathematical theory of probability, especially as applied to games of chance.
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E.
The Probability Broach
The Probability Broach is a libertarian science fiction novel by L. Neil Smith that explores an alternate-history America founded on radically individualist principles.
- 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 Taming of Chance Target entity description: The Taming of Chance is a influential philosophical and historical study by Ian Hacking that examines how concepts of probability and statistical thinking transformed modern understandings of chance, causality, and social regulation.
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A.
Of the Laws of Chance
Of the Laws of Chance is an early 18th-century treatise on probability and games of chance by John Arbuthnot, helping to popularize mathematical approaches to randomness and risk.
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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.
Time and Chance
"Time and Chance" is a notable work by British musician and songwriter Peter Townsend, reflecting his contributions beyond his role in The Who.
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D.
The Doctrine of Chances
The Doctrine of Chances is an influential 18th-century treatise by Abraham de Moivre that systematically developed the mathematical theory of probability, especially as applied to games of chance.
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E.
The Probability Broach
The Probability Broach is a libertarian science fiction novel by L. Neil Smith that explores an alternate-history America founded on radically individualist principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history of science book ⓘ philosophy of science book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history of science
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philosophy of science ⓘ probability theory ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| author | Ian Hacking ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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history of statistics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEdition | paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
biometrics
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demography ⓘ governance ⓘ insurance ⓘ law of large numbers ⓘ medical statistics ⓘ normal distribution ⓘ population statistics ⓘ social control ⓘ statistical laws ⓘ |
| influenced |
history of statistics scholarship
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philosophy of science ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ sociology of risk ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th-century statistics
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Adolphe Quetelet ⓘ Francis Galton ⓘ Laplace ⓘ Quetelet ⓘ
linked to:
Adolphe Quetelet
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
causality
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concept of chance ⓘ history of probability theory ⓘ philosophy of probability ⓘ probability ⓘ risk ⓘ social regulation ⓘ statistical thinking ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Ian Hacking ⓘ |
| partOf | Ideas in Context ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Cambridge ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
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