The probability map of the universe : essays on David Albert's time and chance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loewer, Barry.

Contributor:

Weslake, Brad.

Winsberg, Eric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Albert, David Z.

Physics--Philosophy.

Physics.

Time reversal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Harvard University Press, 2023.

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.

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

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Loewer, Barry The Probability Map of the Universe

ISBN:

0-674-28771-1

OCLC:

1368054321