LEADER 04231nam 22006015 450 001 9910767579903321 005 20251008142012.0 010 $a9783031334481 010 $a3031334485 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-33448-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30951812 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30951812 035 $a(CKB)28863490800041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-33448-1 035 $a(EXLCZ)9928863490800041 100 $a20231116d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTypicality Reasoning in Probability, Physics, and Metaphysics /$fby Dustin Lazarovici 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (380 pages) 225 1 $aNew Directions in the Philosophy of Science,$x2947-6836 311 08$aPrint version: Lazarovici, Dustin Typicality Reasoning in Probability, Physics, and Metaphysics Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031334474 327 $a1. Introduction -- Part I: Probability -- 2. Typicality in Probability Theory -- 3. Cournot?s Principle -- 4. A Typicality Theory of Probability -- 5. The Mentaculus: Typicality versus Humean Chances -- 6. The Structure of Typicality -- Part II: Physics -- 7. From the Universe to Subsystems -- 8. Boltzmann?s Statistical Mechanics -- 9. It?s Complicated: The Relationship of Physics and Mathematics -- 10. Boltzmann Equation and the H-theorem.-11. Past Hypothesis and the Arrow of Time.-12. Causality and the Arrow of Time.-13. Quantum Mechanics -- Part III: Beyond Physics.-14. Other Applications of Typicality.-15. Special Science Laws.-16. Typicality and the Metaphysics of Laws -- Appendix A Time-reversal Invariance -- Appendix B Proof of Theorems. 330 $aThis book provides a comprehensive investigation into the concept of typicality and its significance for physics and the philosophy of science. It identifies typicality as a fundamental way of reasoning, central to how natural laws explain and are tested against phenomena. The book discusses various applications of typicality to foundational questions in physics and beyond.These include: a unified interpretation of objective probabilities in classical mechanics and quantum mechanics a detailed discussion of Boltzmann's statistical mechanics, entropy, and the second law of thermodynamics a novel account of the asymmetry of causation and the arrow of time Finally, the book turns to the question: "What are laws of nature"? It argues that typicality extends to a powerful way of reasoning in metaphysics that can and should inform our commitments about the fundamental ontology of the world. On this basis, it develops an argument against the Humean best system account, according to which laws of nature are merely an efficient summary of contingent regularities. Dustin Lazarovici studied physics and mathematics at the University of Munich. He holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of Munich and a PhD in philosophy from the University of Lausanne. He is currently an Assistant Professor for philosophy of physics and philosophy of science at the Technion ? Israel Institute of Technology. . 410 0$aNew Directions in the Philosophy of Science,$x2947-6836 606 $aPhysics$xPhilosophy 606 $aMetaphysics 606 $aMathematics$xPhilosophy 606 $aPhilosophy of Physics 606 $aMetaphysics 606 $aPhilosophy of Mathematics 606 $aPhilosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy 615 0$aPhysics$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aMetaphysics. 615 0$aMathematics$xPhilosophy. 615 14$aPhilosophy of Physics. 615 24$aMetaphysics. 615 24$aPhilosophy of Mathematics. 615 24$aPhilosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy. 676 $a530.01 700 $aLazarovici$b Dustin$01207418 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910767579903321 996 $aTypicality Reasoning in Probability, Physics, and Metaphysics$93655824 997 $aUNINA