Book II: Fundamental Theorems
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Book II: Fundamental Theorems is a major section of John Maynard Keynes’s *A Treatise on Probability* that develops the core mathematical and logical results underpinning his theory of probability.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book II: Fundamental Theorems Context triple: [A Treatise on Probability, hasPart, Book II: Fundamental Theorems]
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Book II
Book II is a section of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its humorous, mock-historical narrative of early New York.
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Book II
Book II is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that develops key arguments about production, distribution, and the functioning of economic systems.
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Disquisitiones Arithmeticae
Disquisitiones Arithmeticae is a foundational 1801 treatise on number theory that systematically developed the subject and introduced many of its central concepts and methods.
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Book III
Book III is a section of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its humorous mock-historical narrative of the city’s early days.
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Book III
Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book II: Fundamental Theorems Target entity description: Book II: Fundamental Theorems is a major section of John Maynard Keynes’s *A Treatise on Probability* that develops the core mathematical and logical results underpinning his theory of probability.
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A.
Book II
Book II is a section of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its humorous, mock-historical narrative of early New York.
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B.
Book II
Book II is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that develops key arguments about production, distribution, and the functioning of economic systems.
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C.
Disquisitiones Arithmeticae
Disquisitiones Arithmeticae is a foundational 1801 treatise on number theory that systematically developed the subject and introduced many of its central concepts and methods.
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D.
Book III
Book III is a section of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its humorous mock-historical narrative of the city’s early days.
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E.
Book III
Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book section
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part of non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | John Maynard Keynes ⓘ |
| buildsOn |
Book I of A Treatise on Probability
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linked to:
A Treatise on Probability
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| concerns |
formal properties of probability relations
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probability as a logical relation between propositions ⓘ |
| containedInWork | A Treatise on Probability ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
foundations of Keynesian probability theory
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linked to:
A Treatise on Probability
philosophy of probability ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | major section of John Maynard Keynes’s A Treatise on Probability ⓘ |
| develops | fundamental theorems of Keynes’s logical theory of probability ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
core mathematical results of Keynes’s probability theory
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logical foundations of probability ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical philosophy
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philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
20th-century philosophy of probability
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logical interpretations of probability ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | A Treatise on Probability ⓘ |
| precedes | later books of A Treatise on Probability ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| workOf | John Maynard Keynes ⓘ |
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Subject: Book II: Fundamental Theorems Description of subject: Book II: Fundamental Theorems is a major section of John Maynard Keynes’s *A Treatise on Probability* that develops the core mathematical and logical results underpinning his theory of probability.
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