Plausible Reasoning

By Maxwell, James Clerk

Book Id: WPLBN0000676690
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Plausible Reasoning
Author:	Maxwell, James Clerk
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Language:	English
Subject:	Science., Mathematics, Logic
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Mathematics document containing theorems and formulas.

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Excerpt: The actual science of logic is conversant at present only with things either certain, impossible, or entirely doubtful, none of which (fortunately) we have to reason on. Therefore the true logic for this world is the calculus of Probabilities, which takes account of the magnitude of the probability which is, or ought to be, in a reasonable man's mind...