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The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability Before Pascal, by James Franklin
• June 1, 2001
• 1,500 Words • Leave a Comment
What do we know, and how surely do we know it? The general answer was given by Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics: certainty can be found only in mathematics, all other knowledge being to some degree doubtful. Much evil has been let loose upon the world by defiance of, or exaggeration of, this simple truth:... Read More
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