LEADER 03206nam 2200661 450 001 9910456203503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-7050-9 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442670501 035 $a(CKB)2430000000001019 035 $a(EBL)4671157 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000378401 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12091175 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000378401 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10351945 035 $a(PQKB)10872391 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600300 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3254853 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671157 035 $a(DE-B1597)464149 035 $a(OCoLC)944178496 035 $a(OCoLC)999367476 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442670501 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671157 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11256882 035 $a(OCoLC)288095991 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000001019 100 $a20160922h20022002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA theory of physical probability /$fRichard Johns 210 1$aToronto, [Canada] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 225 0 $aToronto Studies in Philosophy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-3603-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $t1. Introduction -- $t2. Logic and Probability -- $t3. Causation and Determination -- $t4. Physical Chance -- $t5. Classical Stochastic Mechanics -- $t6. Correlation -- $t7. The State Vector -- $t8. Conclusion -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIn a random process, later events seem to be loosely attached to earlier ones; in other words, a substantial or tight relationship between the two is missing. This relationship is sometimes held to be the relation of cause and effect, so that random events are not caused by what preceded them. Richard Johns, however, adopts the original stance that random events are fully caused and lack only determination by their causes; according to his causal theory of chance, the physical chance of an event is the degree to which the event is determined by its causes.A Theory of Physical Probability addresses an important and, until now, poorly comprehended topic: chance, or physical probability. It puts forth Johns's theory of physical chance and demonstrates the implications of this theory in various areas of physics. Johns's is a novel approach to a fundamental topic in such disciplines as philosophy, philosophy of science, and physics, and it will be widely admired by scholars for its clarity and accessibility. 410 0$aToronto studies in philosophy 606 $aChance 606 $aCausation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChance. 615 0$aCausation. 676 $a123/.3 700 $aJohns$b Richard$f1968-$01045875 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456203503321 996 $aA theory of physical probability$92472459 997 $aUNINA