03206nam 2200661 450 991045620350332120200520144314.01-4426-7050-910.3138/9781442670501(CKB)2430000000001019(EBL)4671157(SSID)ssj0000378401(PQKBManifestationID)12091175(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000378401(PQKBWorkID)10351945(PQKB)10872391(CaBNvSL)thg00600300 (MiAaPQ)EBC3254853(MiAaPQ)EBC4671157(DE-B1597)464149(OCoLC)944178496(OCoLC)999367476(DE-B1597)9781442670501(Au-PeEL)EBL4671157(CaPaEBR)ebr11256882(OCoLC)288095991(EXLCZ)99243000000000101920160922h20022002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA theory of physical probability /Richard JohnsToronto, [Canada] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2002.©20021 online resource (266 p.)Toronto Studies in PhilosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8020-3603-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Logic and Probability -- 3. Causation and Determination -- 4. Physical Chance -- 5. Classical Stochastic Mechanics -- 6. Correlation -- 7. The State Vector -- 8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexIn a random process, later events seem to be loosely attached to earlier ones; in other words, a substantial or tight relationship between the two is missing. This relationship is sometimes held to be the relation of cause and effect, so that random events are not caused by what preceded them. Richard Johns, however, adopts the original stance 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.A Theory of Physical Probability addresses an important and, until now, poorly comprehended topic: chance, or physical probability. It puts forth Johns's theory of physical chance and demonstrates the implications of this theory in various areas of physics. Johns's is a novel approach to a fundamental topic in such disciplines as philosophy, philosophy of science, and physics, and it will be widely admired by scholars for its clarity and accessibility. Toronto studies in philosophyChanceCausationElectronic books.Chance.Causation.123/.3Johns Richard1968-1045875MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456203503321A theory of physical probability2472459UNINA