A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities is a work by
Pierre-Simon Laplace
Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace (; ; 23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French scholar and polymath whose work was important to the development of engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy. He summarized ...
on the mathematical
theory of probability
Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with probability. Although there are several different probability interpretations, probability theory treats the concept in a rigorous mathematical manner by expressing it through a set o ...
.
The book consists of two parts, the first with five chapters and the second with thirteen.
Table of Contents
*Part I - A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities[
#Introduction
#Concerning Probability
#General Principles of the Calculus of Probability
#Concerning Hope
#Analytical Methods of the Calculus of Probability
*Part II - Application of the Calculus of Probabilities][
#Games of Chance
#Concerning the Unknown Inequalities which may Exist among Chances Supposed to be Equal
#Concerning the Laws of Probability which result from the Indefinite Multiplication of Events
#Application of the Calculus of Probabilities to Natural Philosophy
#Application of the Calculus of Probabilities to the Moral Sciences
#Concerning the Probability of Testimonies
#Concerning the Selections and Deliberations of Assemblies
#Concerning the Probability of the Judgements of Tribunals
#Concerning Tables of Mortality, and the Mean Durations of Life, Marriage and Some Assemblies
#Concerning the Benefits of Institutions which Depend on the Probability of Events
#Concerning Illusions in the Estimation of Probabilities
#Concerning the Various Means of Approaching Certainty
#Historical Note of the Calculus of Probabilities to 1816]
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