Essai philosophique sur les probabilités
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Essai philosophique sur les probabilités is a philosophical treatise by Pierre-Simon Laplace that explores the interpretation and implications of probability theory for human knowledge and decision-making.
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| Essai philosophique sur les probabilités canonical | 2 |
| A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities | 1 |
| Philosophical Essay on Probabilities | 1 |
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Target entity: Essai philosophique sur les probabilités Context triple: [Théorie analytique des probabilités, hasPart, Essai philosophique sur les probabilités]
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Théorie analytique des probabilités
Théorie analytique des probabilités is Pierre-Simon Laplace’s foundational treatise that systematically developed probability theory and laid the groundwork for modern statistics.
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The Logic of Chance
The Logic of Chance is an influential 1866 book by John Venn that helped establish the frequency interpretation of probability and advanced the philosophical foundations of statistical reasoning.
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A Treatise on Probability
A Treatise on Probability is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1921 work that develops a logical and philosophical theory of probability, challenging classical and frequency-based interpretations.
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The Doctrine of Chances
The Doctrine of Chances is an influential 18th-century treatise by Abraham de Moivre that systematically developed the mathematical theory of probability, especially as applied to games of chance.
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Essai sur l’application de l’analyse à la probabilité des décisions rendues à la pluralité des voix
Essai sur l’application de l’analyse à la probabilité des décisions rendues à la pluralité des voix is an 18th-century foundational treatise in social choice theory and probability, in which Condorcet mathematically analyzes majority voting and the reliability of collective decisions.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Essai philosophique sur les probabilités Target entity description: Essai philosophique sur les probabilités is a philosophical treatise by Pierre-Simon Laplace that explores the interpretation and implications of probability theory for human knowledge and decision-making.
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A.
Théorie analytique des probabilités
Théorie analytique des probabilités is Pierre-Simon Laplace’s foundational treatise that systematically developed probability theory and laid the groundwork for modern statistics.
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B.
The Logic of Chance
The Logic of Chance is an influential 1866 book by John Venn that helped establish the frequency interpretation of probability and advanced the philosophical foundations of statistical reasoning.
-
C.
A Treatise on Probability
A Treatise on Probability is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1921 work that develops a logical and philosophical theory of probability, challenging classical and frequency-based interpretations.
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D.
The Doctrine of Chances
The Doctrine of Chances is an influential 18th-century treatise by Abraham de Moivre that systematically developed the mathematical theory of probability, especially as applied to games of chance.
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E.
Essai sur l’application de l’analyse à la probabilité des décisions rendues à la pluralité des voix
Essai sur l’application de l’analyse à la probabilité des décisions rendues à la pluralité des voix is an 18th-century foundational treatise in social choice theory and probability, in which Condorcet mathematically analyzes majority voting and the reliability of collective decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Laplace's demon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Pierre-Simon Laplace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bibliographicCategory |
classic work in philosophy of science
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classic work in probability theory ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in 19th century Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| discusses |
moral and social applications of probability
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probability and human ignorance ⓘ probability in astronomy ⓘ probability in insurance and annuities ⓘ probability in judicial decisions ⓘ role of probability in scientific inference ⓘ |
| explores |
applications of probability to decision-making
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applications of probability to human knowledge ⓘ interpretation of probability as a measure of rational belief ⓘ |
| field |
mathematics
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philosophy ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublisher | Courcier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical philosophy
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philosophy of science literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | French ⓘ |
| hasPart | introduction to Théorie analytique des probabilités ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Enlightenment French science ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bayesian probability
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philosophy of science ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment rationalism
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classical mechanics ⓘ determinism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
decision-making under uncertainty
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epistemology ⓘ philosophy of probability ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formulation of Laplacean view of determinism and probability
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popular exposition of probability theory ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
classical interpretation of probability
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deterministic worldview ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1814 ⓘ |
| publishedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Théorie analytique des probabilités NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Philosophical Essay on Probabilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | introductory text to probability for educated lay readers ⓘ |
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