de Canson, Chloé (2020) Objectivity and the Method of Arbitrary Functions. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. ISSN 1464-3537

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There is widespread excitement in the literature about the method of arbitrary functions: many take it to show that it is from the dynamics of systems that the objectivity of probabilities emerge. In this paper, I differentiate three ways in which a probability function might be objective, and I argue that the method of arbitrary functions cannot help us show that dynamics objectivise probabilities in any of these senses.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID de Canson, Chloé
Keywords:	Method of Arbitrary Functions Objective probability Objective chance Epistemic chance
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics
Depositing User:	Chloé de Canson
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2020 00:04
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2020 00:04
Item ID:	16808
Journal or Publication Title:	British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
DOI or Unique Handle:	axaa001
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics
Date:	2020
ISSN:	1464-3537
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16808

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