Frigg, Roman
(2010)
Probability in Boltzmannian Statistical Mechanics.
Time, Chance and Reduction. Philosophical Aspects of Statistical Mechanics. (Gerhard Ernst and Andreas Hüttemann (eds.)).
pp. 92-118.
Abstract
In two recent papers Barry Loewer (2001, 2004) has suggested to interpret probabilities in statistical mechanics as Humean chances in David Lewis’ (1994) sense. I first give a precise formulation of this proposal, then raise two fundamental objections, and finally conclude that these can be overcome only at the price of interpreting these probabilities epistemically.
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Keywords: |
statistical mechanics, probability, objective chance, Humean chance, epistemic probability, objective Bayesianism, past hypothesis, fit, best system, Ludwig Boltzmann, David Lewis, Barry Loewer, David Albert |
Subjects: |
Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics |
Depositing User: |
Roman Frigg
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Date Deposited: |
22 Dec 2014 16:34 |
Last Modified: |
22 Dec 2014 16:34 |
Item ID: |
11221 |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Time, Chance and Reduction. Philosophical Aspects of Statistical Mechanics. (Gerhard Ernst and Andreas Hüttemann (eds.)) |
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Cambridge University Press |
Subjects: |
Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics |
Date: |
2010 |
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pp. 92-118 |
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https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11221 |
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