history of science

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RESEARCHarXiv CS.CL·6d ago

Computational conceptual history of scientific concepts: From early digital methods to LLMs

This article positions Large Language Models (LLMs) within the history of computational approaches to concept analysis in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science. It examines LLMs' contributions, inherited problems, and reviews recent case studies.

computational conceptual history digital methods concept analysis history of science

RESEARCHarXiv CS.AI·8d ago

On the evolution of the concept of probability as a mirror of the evolution of reason

Over the centuries, probability theory has grown from the calculus of games of chance into a central framework for reasoning under uncertainty. This article interprets that evolution as a transformation of rationality itself, culminating in modern Bayesian inference.

reasoning under uncertainty probability theory history of science Bayesian inference