The Universe Had One Chance. Issue 2 (April 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- The Universe Had One Chance. Issue 2 (April 2016)
- Main Title:
- The Universe Had One Chance
- Authors:
- Demarest, Heather
- Abstract:
- Abstract : In a deterministically evolving world, the usefulness of nontrivial probabilities can seem mysterious. I use the 'Mentaculus' machinery developed by David Albert and Barry Loewer to show how all probabilities in such a world can be derived from a single, initial chance event. I go on to argue that this is the only genuine chance event. Perhaps surprisingly, we have good evidence of its existence and nature. I argue that the existence of this chance event justifies our epistemic reliance on nontrivial probabilities.
- Is Part Of:
- Philosophy of science. Volume 83:Issue 2(2016)
- Journal:
- Philosophy of science
- Issue:
- Volume 83:Issue 2(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 83, Issue 2 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 83
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0083-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 248
- Page End:
- 264
- Publication Date:
- 2016-04
- Subjects:
- Science -- Periodicals
Science -- Philosophy
Science
Science -- Philosophy
Philosophie des sciences
Epistemology
Periodicals
501 - Journal URLs:
- https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/phos/current ↗
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/philosophy-of-science ↗
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/PHILSCI/journal/index.html ↗
http://www.jstor.org/journals/00318248.html ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1086/684914 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1539-767X
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