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 ⓘ
linked to: Laplace’s demon
author Pierre-Simon Laplace ⓘ
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 ⓘ
genre mathematical philosophy ⓘ
philosophy of science literature ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality French ⓘ
hasPart introduction to Théorie analytique des probabilités ⓘ
hasTranslation A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities ⓘ
historicalContext post-Enlightenment French science ⓘ
influenced Bayesian probability ⓘ
linked to: Bayesian inference

philosophy of science ⓘ
statistics ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ
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 ⓘ
titleTranslation Philosophical Essay on Probabilities ⓘ
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 → A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities ⓘ
linked to: Essai philosophique sur les probabilités
Laplace’s demon → describedIn → Essai philosophique sur les probabilités ⓘ
The Doctrine of Chances → relatedWork → Philosophical Essay on Probabilities ⓘ
linked to: Essai philosophique sur les probabilités
Essai philosophique sur les probabilités → hasTranslation → A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities ⓘ
linked to: Essai philosophique sur les probabilités
Essai philosophique sur les probabilités → titleTranslation → Philosophical Essay on Probabilities ⓘ
linked to: Essai philosophique sur les probabilités