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A lecture by Dr Richard Carrier: How Historical Methods Can Be Improved and Why They Need to Be
Dr Richard Carrier
Drawing from his new book Proving History: Bayes's Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus (Prometheus, 2012), Dr. Carrier will explain what Bayes' Theorem is (in terms anyone can understand), how it underlies all valid historical methods even when we don't realize it, and why knowing this can improve historical reasoning and argument in all fields of history.
Richard Carrier is an American historian and philosopher and author of several books which have received international attention, including The Empty Tomb andWhy I am Not a Christian. Richard now specializes in the modern philosophy of naturalism, the origins of Christianity, and the intellectual history of Greece and Rome. Richard also writes for and was Editor in Chief of the Secular Web (Internet Infidels). http://www.richardcarrier.info
Chaired by Stephen Law
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Date and Time: |
16 November 2012 at 7:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
Stamford Street Lecture Theatre |
Organised by: |
British Humanist Association |
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Tickets: |
£7 - General admission £5 - Members and students (BHA, AHS, and LAAA and students) |
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Online and on the door |
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