Balázs Gyenis
Biographic Data
| ID | 5996852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Balázs Gyenis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Balázs |
| FAMILY NAME | Gyenis |
| SIGNATURE | GYENIS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Philosophy |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0825-5898 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Causal Second Law
I argue that if a special science satisfies certain key assumptions that are familiar from physicalist accounts of the special sciences and from physics, then its causal regularities have an associated notion of entropy, and that this causal entropy cannot decrease from a robust cause to its effect. Due to its analogy with the second laws of thermodynamics and statistical physics, I call the latter conclusion the causal second law. In this paper,…
Empirical structure physicalism and realism, Hempel’s dilemma, and an optimistic meta-induction
A dynamical systems approach to causation
Maxwell and the normal distribution
Maxwell and the normal distribution
A dynamical systems approach to causation
Empirical structure physicalism and realism, Hempel’s dilemma, and an optimistic meta-induction
The Causal Second Law
I argue that if a special science satisfies certain key assumptions that are familiar from physicalist accounts of the special sciences and from physics, then its causal regularities have an associated notion of entropy, and that this causal entropy cannot decrease from a robust cause to its effect. Due to its analogy with the second laws of thermodynamics and statistical physics, I call the latter conclusion the causal second law. In this paper,…
Philosophy and History of Science (4 works) · Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (2 works) · Causation (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Metaphysics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy of language (2 works) · Philosophy of science (2 works) · Physicalism (2 works) · Quantum Mechanics and Applications (2 works)