Myrvold, Wayne C. (2010) Deterministic Laws and Epistemic Chances. [Preprint]
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Abstract
In this paper, a concept of chance is introduced that is compatible with deterministic physical laws, yet does justice to our use of chance-talk in connection with typical games of chance, and in classical statistical mechanics. We take our cue from what Poincare called "the method of arbitrary functions," and elaborate upon a suggestion made by Savage in connection with this. Comparison is made between this notion of chance, and David Lewis' conception.
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| Keywords: | Chance, probability, arbitrary functions, statistical mechanics. | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics |
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| Depositing User: | Wayne Myrvold | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2011 11:30 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 28 Apr 2011 11:30 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 8585 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics |
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| Date: | 2010 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8585 |
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