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Chance in the World: A Humean Guide to Objective Chance (Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science) - Hardcover

Book 18 of 19: Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science

Hoefer, Carl

 
9780190907419: Chance in the World: A Humean Guide to Objective Chance (Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 019090741X ISBN 13: 9780190907419
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2019

Synopsis

This book explains how we can understand objective chance (or objective probability) in a metaphysically neutral way, as reducible to certain patterns that can be discerned in the actual events of our world.

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About the Author

Carl Hoefer studied Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Physics at Stanford University, supervised by Nancy Cartwright and Peter Galison. From 1991 to 1998 he taught at the University of California, Riverside; from 1998 - 2002 at the London School of Economics; and since 2002 he has been an ICREA Research Professor in Barcelona. He is interested in understanding the metaphysics of the natural world.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
019090741X
ISBN 13 
9780190907419
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288