Is Entropy Relevant to the Asymmetry Between Retrodiction and Prediction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8398356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Barrett (0000-0002-6932-9563, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Elliott Sober (0000-0003-3130-1263, University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 141-160 |
| Publication date | 1992-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/43.2.141 |
| OpenAlex | W2091299350 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
The idea that the changing entropy of a system is relevant to explaining why we know more about the system's past than about its future has been criticized on several fronts. This paper assesses the criticisms and clarifies the epistemology of the inference problem. It deploys a Markov process model to investigate the relationship between entropy and temporally asymmetric inference.
Econometrics · Entropy (arrow of time) · Epistemology · Inference · Mathematical economics · Physics · Principle of maximum entropy · Statistical physics · Artificial Intelligence · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI · Mathematics · Neural Networks and Applications · Philosophy
Temporally Asymmetric Inference in a Markov Process
Comment on Barrett and Sober's Paper on the Relevance of Entropy to Retrodiction and Prediction
Information and Meaning in Evolutionary Processes
Hard presentism
The Use of Information Theory in Epistemology
The Direction of Time
Information and Inaccuracy
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2021 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |