Epistemic Uncertainty, Subjective Probability, and Ancient History.

The subjective interpretation of probability—increasingly influential in other fields—makes probability a useful tool of historical analysis. It provides a framework that can accommodate the significant epistemic uncertainty involved in estimating historical quantities, especially (but not only) reg...

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Published in:	Journal of Interdisciplinary History Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 91 - 112
Main Author:	Lavan, Myles
Format:	Article
Published:	MIT Press Summer2019
Subjects:	Ancient history Roman Empire, 30 B.C.-A.D. 476 Probability theory Historical analysis Subjectivity Distribution (Probability theory)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost