Contemporary Approaches to Statistical Mechanical Probabilities

A Critical Commentary - Part II: The Regularity Approach

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7956938
AutoresChristopher J G Meacham (0000-0002-1547-5602, University of Massachusetts Amherst, autor correspondente)
Ano2010
Volume5
Fascículo12
Páginas1127-1136
Data de publicação2010-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-9991.2010.00362.x
OpenAlexW1696182209
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas24

This pair of articles provides a critical commentary on contemporary approaches to statistical mechanical probabilities. These articles focus on the two ways of understanding these probabilities that have received the most attention in the recent literature: the epistemic indifference approach, and the Lewis‐style regularity approach. These articles describe these approaches, highlight the main points of contention, and make some attempts to advance the discussion. The second of these articles discusses the regularity approach to statistical mechanical probabilities, and describes some areas where further research is needed

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