The probability map of the universe: essays on David Albert's Time and chance
"David Albert's 2000 book Time and Chance attempts to account for some of the most intractable problems in theoretical physics, in particular those arising from the direction of time. This collection assembles essays exploring and debating Albert's ideas, now recognized as among the m...
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| Summary: | "David Albert's 2000 book Time and Chance attempts to account for some of the most intractable problems in theoretical physics, in particular those arising from the direction of time. This collection assembles essays exploring and debating Albert's ideas, now recognized as among the most important recent contributions to the philosophy of science"-- |
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| adam_text | Contents Introduction Barry Loewer, Brad Weslake, and Eric Winsberg 1 I. OVERVIEW OF TIME AND CHANCE 1. The Mentaculus: A Probability Map of the Universe Barry Loewer 13 II. PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS 2. The Metaphysical Foundations of Statistical Mechanics: On the Status of PROB and PH Eric Winsberg 3. The Logic of the Past Hypothesis David Wallace 4. In What Sense Is the Early Universe Fine-Tuned? 5. The Meta-Reversibility Objection 57 76 Sean Μ. Carroll Christopher J. G. Meacham 110 142 6. Typicality versus Humean Probabilities as the Foundation of Statistical Mechanics Dustin Lazarovici 178 7. The Past Hypothesis and the Nature of Physical Laws Eddy Kerning Chen 204 8. On the Albertján Demon 249 Tim Maudlin
CONTENTS III. UNDERWRITING THE ASYMMETRIES OF KNOWLEDGE AND INTERVENTION 271 9. Reading the Past in the Present Nick Huggett 10. Causes, Randomness, and the Past Hypothesis Mathias Frisch 294 11. Time, Flies, and Why We Cant Control the Past Alison Fernandes 312 12. The Concept of Intervention in Time and Chance 335 Conclusion Contributors Index David Z Albert Sidney Felder 351 377 379
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Contents Introduction Barry Loewer, Brad Weslake, and Eric Winsberg 1 I. OVERVIEW OF TIME AND CHANCE 1. The Mentaculus: A Probability Map of the Universe Barry Loewer 13 II. PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS 2. The Metaphysical Foundations of Statistical Mechanics: On the Status of PROB and PH Eric Winsberg 3. The Logic of the Past Hypothesis David Wallace 4. In What Sense Is the Early Universe Fine-Tuned? 5. The Meta-Reversibility Objection 57 76 Sean Μ. Carroll Christopher J. G. Meacham 110 142 6. Typicality versus Humean Probabilities as the Foundation of Statistical Mechanics Dustin Lazarovici 178 7. The Past Hypothesis and the Nature of Physical Laws Eddy Kerning Chen 204 8. On the Albertján Demon 249 Tim Maudlin
CONTENTS III. UNDERWRITING THE ASYMMETRIES OF KNOWLEDGE AND INTERVENTION 271 9. Reading the Past in the Present Nick Huggett 10. Causes, Randomness, and the Past Hypothesis Mathias Frisch 294 11. Time, Flies, and Why We Cant Control the Past Alison Fernandes 312 12. The Concept of Intervention in Time and Chance 335 Conclusion Contributors Index David Z Albert Sidney Felder 351 377 379 |
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