Belgium and probability in the nineteenth century: The case of Paul Mansion - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Science in Context Année : 2023

Belgium and probability in the nineteenth century: The case of Paul Mansion

Résumé

Argument This paper explores how the Belgian mathematician Paul Mansion became interested in probability theory. In comparison to many other countries at the time, probability theory had a much stronger presence in Belgium. In addition, Mansion, who was an avowed Catholic militant, had found probability theory to be a useful means of reflecting on certain problems pertaining to determinism and randomness that were arising in scientific debates at the time. Mansion’s work took place during a time of consolidation of mathematical education in Belgium, as well as a new interest in probabilistic results and the foundation of the Institute for Philosophy in Louvain by his friend Désiré Mercier. The present paper addresses how these aspects intersected at the turn of the twentieth century.
Fichier non déposé

Dates et versions

hal-03895972 , version 1 (13-12-2022)

Identifiants

Citer

Laurent Mazliak. Belgium and probability in the nineteenth century: The case of Paul Mansion. Science in Context, In press, 34 (3), pp.1-28. ⟨10.1017/S0269889722000254⟩. ⟨hal-03895972⟩
20 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More