The Leibniz’s role in the development of the theory of probability
The Leibniz’s role in the development of the theory of probability
Author(s): Zoran OgnjanovićSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Filozofsko društvo Srbije
Keywords: games of chance ; division problem ; epistemic and aleatory probabilities ; apriori and a posteriori probabilities ; probability logic
Summary/Abstract: In this paper we present details of establishing philosophical and logical foundations of probability in the second half of the 17th and early 18th centuries. We focus on the view developed by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz which is often neglected when one presents the history of that filed.
Journal: Theoria
- Issue Year: 68/2025
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 6-19
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
