A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Balmes, Rev. Luciano

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440049475 ISBN 13 : 9781440049477

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How probability shapes what we can know and how we decide A philosophical look at how chance influences everyday life and the quest for truth, grounded in clear ideas rather than heavy math.

This essay presents the core principles of probability and shows how they apply to important questions of life. It argues that much of what we think we know rests on inference, analogy, and the careful weighing of evidence. By connecting everyday reasoning to broader scientific ideas, it offers practical guidance for careful thinking and cautious judgment.

• See how ignorance and knowledge together shape probability, and why certainty is not always possible.


• Learn to evaluate evidence, including testimonies, using structured rules instead of guesswork.


• Explore simple thought experiments with urns and draws that illustrate how probabilities are computed.


• Understand why extraordinary claims require stronger support, and how common sense and calculation work together.

Ideal for readers curious about philosophy, statistics, and the foundations of scientific reasoning, this edition helps you think more clearly about uncertainty and decision making.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This philosophical essay is the development of a lecture on probabilities which I dehvered in 1795 to the normal schools whither I had been called, by a decree of the national convention, as professor of mathematics with Lagrange. I have recently published upon the same subject a work entitled The Analytical Theory of Probabilities. I present here without the aid of analysis the principles and general results of this theory, applying them to the most important questions of life, which are indeed for the most part only problems of probability.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440049475
• ISBN 13: 9781440049477
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 202
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• Personne responsable: non disponible