Pierre-Simon Laplace

Pierre-Simon Laplace was a French scholar whose work was important to the development of mathematics, statistics, physics and astronomy..

7 posts

Probably Problematic

by Pierre-Simon Laplace and others in Figures of Speech Nov 9, 2025 — 6 min read

Come on, whoever doubts mathematics as being metaphysical is completely and flat-footed as a materialist.

Limits Govern Speed and Behaviour

by Frederick the Great and others in Figures of Speech Oct 31, 2025 — 5 min read

For one, a significant number of these individuals are individuals who find out about the specific issues and subjects that they are chosen to talk about than the normal individual does.

Probability Theory is Nothing but Common Sense Reduced to Calculations

by Pierre-Simon Laplace and Emil Cioran in Figures of Speech Jun 20, 2024 — 6 min read

Round Hole, Square Peg

by Pierre-Simon Laplace and others in Figures of Speech May 27, 2024 — 6 min read

I Know

by Pierre-Simon Laplace in Figures of Speech Mar 22, 2024 — 4 min read

Euler = ALL