1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780534303321

Autore

Johns Richard <1968->

Titolo

A theory of physical probability / / Richard Johns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Canada] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2002

©2002

ISBN

1-4426-7050-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Toronto Studies in Philosophy

Disciplina

123/.3

Soggetti

Chance

Causation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Motivation for the Causal Theory of Chance""; ""1.2 Problems for the Causal Theory""; ""1.3 Advantages of the Causal Theory""; ""1.4 Overview of the Book""; ""2 Logic and Probability""; ""2.1 The Objections to Logical Probability""; ""2.2 The Nature of Logical Probability""; ""2.3 Measuring Degrees of Belief""; ""2.4 The Axioms of Probability""; ""2.5 Relative Probabilities""; ""2.6 Interval Probabilities""; ""2.7 The Symmetry Axiom""; ""3 Causation and Determination""; ""3.1 Causation""; ""3.2 Determination""

""3.3 How Are Causation and Determination Related?""""4 Physical Chance""; ""4.1 The Definition of Chance""; ""4.2 Chance Is Relativized to a System""; ""4.3 Lewis's Objections""; ""4.4 A Proof of Miller's Principle""; ""4.5 The Objections of Howson and Urbach""; ""4.6 Chance and Relative Frequency""; ""4.7 Frequency Theories of Probability""; ""4.8 Conditional Chances""; ""5 Classical Stochastic Mechanics""; ""5.1 What Is CSM Good for?""; ""5.2 The Law Function""; ""5.3 Relevance and Correlation""; ""5.4 Chance in a Composite System""; ""5.5 Sub-histories, States, and Markov Systems""

""5.6 Boundary Conditions and Time""""5.7 The Arrow of Time""; ""6 Correlation""; ""6.1 Classical and Quantum Correlation""; ""6.2 Reactions to EPR""; ""6.3 Beyond Postulate CSM3""; ""7 The State Vector""; ""7.1 The Problem""; ""7.2 Large and Small Systems""; ""7.3 Chance for Small



Systems""; ""7.4 Summary""; ""8 Conclusion""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

Richard Johns argues that random events are fully caused and lack only determination by their causes; according to his causal theory of chance, the physical chance of an event is the degree to which the event is determined by its causes.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820648503321

Autore

Luchau Til

Titolo

Advanced Myofascial Techniques : Shoulder, Pelvis, Leg and Foot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Handspring Publishing Limited, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

9781909141452

9781909141162

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 pages)

Disciplina

615.82

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

A beautiful visual and narrative guide to a selection of unique hands-on myofascial techniques. Techniques are chosen for inclusion based on their relevance to the most common client complaints. Each chapter presents key considerations, anatomy overview, therapeutic goals, and cautions relevant to hands-on work.