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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instanceOf philosophical treatise
associatedConcept Laplace's demon NERFINISHED
author Pierre-Simon Laplace NERFINISHED
bibliographicCategory classic work in philosophy of science
classic work in probability theory
circulation widely read in 19th century Europe
countryOfOrigin France
discusses moral and social applications of probability
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
applications of probability to human knowledge
interpretation of probability as a measure of rational belief
field mathematics
philosophy
firstEditionPublisher Courcier NERFINISHED
genre mathematical philosophy
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 NERFINISHED
philosophy of science
statistics
influencedBy Enlightenment rationalism NERFINISHED
classical mechanics
determinism
mainSubject decision-making under uncertainty
epistemology
philosophy of probability
probability theory
notableFor formulation of Laplacean view of determinism and probability
popular exposition of probability theory
originalLanguage French
philosophicalStance classical interpretation of probability
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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Théorie analytique des probabilités hasPart Essai philosophique sur les probabilités
Laplace’s demon describedIn Essai philosophique sur les probabilités
this entity surface form: A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities
Laplace’s demon describedIn Essai philosophique sur les probabilités
The Doctrine of Chances relatedWork Essai philosophique sur les probabilités
this entity surface form: Philosophical Essay on Probabilities