A Philosophical Guide to Chance

ISBN-13: 9781107013780 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 264 str.

Toby Handfield

Opis

An introduction to the philosophy of chance which challenges realist accounts of chance.

Recenzje

'This book is remarkably clear and unfailingly accessible, and will undoubtedly have its place on undergraduate reading lists.' J. T. M. Miller, The Philosophical Quarterly

Spis treści

1. The concept of chance; 2. The classical picture; 3. Ways the world might be; 4. Possibilities of thought; 5. Chance in phase space; 6. Possibilist theories of chance; 7. Actualist theories of chance; 8. Anti-realist theories of chance; 9. Chance in quantum physics; 10. Chance in branching worlds; 11. Time and evidence; 12. Debunking chance.