Reviews for Contemporary human rights ideas

The average rating for Contemporary human rights ideas based on 4 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-11-13 00:00:00 Jeffrey Santoro Some say this book is "old" meaning, perhaps, it isn't worth reading by modern students of the subject. But I find it has two qualities that make it worth serious attention. First, it is clearly written. It has one of the best introductions to the Lebesgue theory that you'll find in the literature. Notation is clearly defined and compelling i.e., it makes sense. It uses a minimum of jargon and such as it does use is, for the most part, part of the language of mathematicians as a whole. With notable exceptions, modern treatments, tend to have serious defects in these respects. Second, being one of the first unified treatments of mathematical statistics, it gives the reader a "ground floor" approach to understanding where many subjects came from. I liken it to reading early works on computer science. Today, so much is taken for granted that many students do not know the origins of significant concepts. Thus they tend to minimize the "literary" or "philosophical" issues in favor of modern, high-powered, technique. But with Cramer, following an earlier tradition, there is lots of writing around the symbols, giving one food for thought. Also, his proofs are for the most part compelling and shed light on the subject. Cramer does not hesitate to demure on a proof by referring the reader to a more specialized treatment.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-12-14 00:00:00 Jerrod Hall Disclaimer: I had the honor of helping Tom with the footnotes and endnotes for portions of this wonderful book.

Review # 3 was written on 2011-11-13 00:00:00 Stephen Moroney Some say this book is "old" meaning, perhaps, it isn't worth reading by modern students of the subject. But I find it has two qualities that make it worth serious attention. First, it is clearly written. It has one of the best introductions to the Lebesgue theory that you'll find in the literature. Notation is clearly defined and compelling i.e., it makes sense. It uses a minimum of jargon and such as it does use is, for the most part, part of the language of mathematicians as a whole. With notable exceptions, modern treatments, tend to have serious defects in these respects. Second, being one of the first unified treatments of mathematical statistics, it gives the reader a "ground floor" approach to understanding where many subjects came from. I liken it to reading early works on computer science. Today, so much is taken for granted that many students do not know the origins of significant concepts. Thus they tend to minimize the "literary" or "philosophical" issues in favor of modern, high-powered, technique. But with Cramer, following an earlier tradition, there is lots of writing around the symbols, giving one food for thought. Also, his proofs are for the most part compelling and shed light on the subject. Cramer does not hesitate to demure on a proof by referring the reader to a more specialized treatment.

Review # 4 was written on 2017-12-14 00:00:00 E.h. Koch Disclaimer: I had the honor of helping Tom with the footnotes and endnotes for portions of this wonderful book.