| Description |
1 online resource (401 pages) |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I. OVERVIEW of TIME AND CHANCE -- Chapter One. The Mentaculus: A Probability Map of the Universe -- PART II. PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS -- Chapter Two. The Metaphysical Foundations of Statistical Mechanics -- Chapter Three. The Logic of the Past Hypothesis -- Chapter Four. In What Sense Is the Early Universe Fine-Tuned? -- Chapter Five. The Meta-Reversibility Objection -- Chapter Six. Typicality versus Humean Probabilities as the Foundation of Statistical Mechanics -- Chapter Seven. The Past Hypothesis and the Nature of Physical Laws -- Chapter Eight. On the Albertian Demon -- PART III. UNDERWRITING the ASYMMETRIES of KNOWLEDGE and INTERVENTION -- Chapter Nine. Reading the Past in the Present -- Chapter Ten. Causes, Randomness, and the Past Hypothesis -- Chapter Eleven. Time, Flies, and Why We Can't Control the Past -- Chapter Twelve. The Concept of Intervention in Time and Chance -- Conclusion -- Contributors -- Index |
| 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 |
| Analysis |
agency |
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asymmetry |
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bayesian |
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big bang |
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black holes |
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boltzmann |
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causal inference |
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complexity |
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cosmology |
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determinism |
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entropy |
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gravity |
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hamiltonian |
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inflation |
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laws nature |
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maxwell |
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mentaculus |
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newton |
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quantum theory |
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second law thermodynamics |
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statistical mechanics |
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thermal equilibrium |
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times arrow |
| Notes |
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Subject |
Albert, David Z
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Physics -- Philosophy.
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Time reversal.
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PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics.
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Physics -- Philosophy.
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Time reversal.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Weslake, Brad
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Winsberg, Eric
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| ISBN |
9780674287716 |
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0674287711 |
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