Overview
- The first book to systematically explore the relations between three different topics of interest in the field
- Serves as an excellent consultation manual for any graduate course in the philosophy and foundations of physics
- Includes an extensive and informative introduction
- Contains cutting-edge contributions to the field
Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 347)
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“This book discuss in a detailed and technical, but accessible and clarifying way, the notions that connect physics with philosophical analyses of causation, probability and propensities. … The chapters are well written and define the relevant concepts in a clear way, which allows one to follow the discussions with ease. … discuss the most recent accounts of causality, propensity and probability and add new and important insights to the discussion. … recommended to philosophers of physics and physicists interested in the foundations of their discipline.” (Esteban Céspedes, Physics and Philosophy, November, 2011)Editors and Affiliations
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Book Title: Probabilities, Causes and Propensities in Physics
Editors: Mauricio Suárez
Series Title: Synthese Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9904-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9903-8Published: 16 December 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3461-6Published: 27 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-9904-5Published: 06 December 2010
Series ISSN: 0166-6991
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 266
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics, Quantum Physics, Complex Systems, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems