This book provides a comprehensive investigation into the concept
of typicality and its significance for physics and the philosophy
of science. It identifies typicality as a fundamental way of
reasoning, central to how natural laws explain and are tested
against phenomena. The book discusses various applications of
typicality to foundational questions in physics and beyond.These
include: a unified interpretation of objective probabilities in
classical mechanics and quantum mechanics a detailed discussion of
Boltzmann's statistical mechanics, entropy, and the second law of
thermodynamics a novel account of the asymmetry of causation and
the arrow of time  Finally, the book turns to the question:
"What are laws of nature"? It argues that typicality extends to a
powerful way of reasoning in metaphysics that can and should inform
our commitments about the fundamental ontology of the world. On
this basis, it develops an argument against the Humean best system
account, according to which laws of nature are merely an efficient
summary of contingent regularities.Â
General
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan
|
| Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
| Series: |
New Directions in the Philosophy of Science |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Dustin Lazarovici
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 148mm (L x W) |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2023 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-133447-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
3-03-133447-7 |
| Barcode: |
9783031334474 |
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