Contemporary Approaches to Statistical Mechanical Probabilities

A Critical Commentary - Part II: The Regularity Approach

Bibliographic Data

ID7956938
AuthorsChristopher J G Meacham (0000-0002-1547-5602, University of Massachusetts Amherst, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume5
Issue12
Pages1127-1136
Publication date2010-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-9991.2010.00362.x
OpenAlexW1696182209
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited24

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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