Probability and Statistical Inference In Ancient and Medieval Jewish Literature

Description: Probability and Statistical Inference In Ancient and Medieval Jewish Literature by Nachum Rabinovitch. - A rare book on an obscure and interesting topic - "This book throws new light on the origins of probability and statistics. Heretofore these were thought to be entirely the creation of recent centuries, but it is demonstrated here that probability has a much longer history, reaching back to biblical times. Study of the Talmudic sources, with frequent reference to selected commentaries, as well as post-Talmudic sources, reveals that such reasoning was used by the Talmudic rabbis from the first centuries of the Christian era in dealing with juridicial problems. The Talmudic rabbis even formulated the rudimentary rules of the arithmetic of probabilities and later also the mathematical theory of combinations and permutations. It is shown that almost all the conceptions of probability which are entertained today, as well as some of the enigmas which beset contemporary philosophers of probability and induction, are described in rabbinic writings. Readers interested in the history of ideas and the philosophy of science, the development of logic and mathematics, as well as students of Jewish thought and medieval philosophy, will find much to engage their attention." - Hardcover edition published in 1973 by the University of Toronto Press - 205 pages - Good condition. Original dust jacket with surface wear. Binding is tight and pages are clean of markings except for some light age spotting on outer and on some of the first pages. Measurements: 8 3/4" x 5 3/4" x 1"

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