| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9742622 | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A | 2005 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
Cardano's Liber de ludo aleae is subjected to a reappraisal based largely on considerations of practice in the 16th century gambling arena. It is argued that Cardano's purported failure to secure the foundations of a rigorous probability calculus can be explained as something that occurred precisely because of his gambling exposure, not in spite of it.
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Authors
Lambert Williams,