Bangu’s random thoughts on Bertrand’s paradox

Analysis 70 (4):689-692 (2010)
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Abstract

Bangu (2010) claims that Bertrand’s paradox rests on a hitherto unrecog nized assumption, which assumption is sufficiently dubious to throw the burden of proof back onto ‘objectors to [the principle of indifference]’ (2010: 31). We show that Bangu’s objection to the assumption is ill-founded and that the assumption is provably true.

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Darrell P. Rowbottom
Lingnan University
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Cardiff University

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On Bertrand's paradox.Sorin Bangu - 2010 - Analysis 70 (1):30-35.

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