Between chance and choice : interdisciplinary perspectives on determinism / / edited by Harald Atmanspacher and Robert Bishop
| Between chance and choice : interdisciplinary perspectives on determinism / / edited by Harald Atmanspacher and Robert Bishop |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, Virginia : , : Imprint Academic, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (517 p.) |
| Disciplina | 123 |
| Soggetto topico | Free will and determinism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-84540-629-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Body matter; Preface; Deterministic and Indeterministic Descriptions; 1 Introduction; 2 Deterministic Descriptions in Physics; 2.1 Laplacean Determinism; 3 Towards an Indeterministic Description in Physics; 3.1 Value Determinateness; 3.2 Differential Dynamics; 3.3 Unique Evolution; 3.4 Taking Stock; 4 Deterministic and Indeterministic Descriptions in Psychology; 4.1 Psychological Models of Determinism; 4.2 Deterministic Descriptions in Psychology; 4.3 Indeterministic Descriptions in Psychology; 4.4 Taking Stock; 5 Discussion
Appendix: A Comment on Differential DynamicsAcknowledgments; References; Perspectives on Scientific Determinism; 1 Introduction; 2 Ernst Cassirer; 3 A Mathematical Structure for Scientific Determinism; 4 Emil du Bois-Reymond's Perspective on Nature; 5 A Perspective on du Bois-Reymond's Position; References; Determinism Is Ontic, Determinability Is Epistemic; 1 Introduction; 2 Ontic and Epistemic States of Classical Systems; 2.1 Stability; 2.2 Dynamical Entropy; 2.3 Information Flow; 3 Determinism, Causation, and Predictability; 3.1 Laplace, Maxwell, Poincaré 3.2 Ontic Determinism and Epistemic Chaos4 Determinism, Randomness, and Stochasticity; 5 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Determinism, Internalism and Objectivity; 1 Chaos Theory; 2 The Problem of Determinism; 3 The Interpretation of Probability; 4 Internalist Realism; 5 Perspectives; 6 Some Remaining Problems; References; Hidden Determinism, Probability, and Time's Arrow; 1 Determinism Does Not Deal with Predictions; 2 Terminology and Basic Concepts; 3 Breaking the Time-Reversal Symmetry; 4 Arrow of Time; 5 Indeterminism; 6 Statistical Causality; 7 Why Can There Be Laws of Chance? 8 Are There Statistically Irreproducible Events?9 Hadamard's Principle of Scientific Determinism; 10 Experimental Science Requires Freedom of Action; 11 Quantum Randomness; 12 Quantum Mechanics Cannot Explain Free Will; 13 Why Does Time's Arrow Always Point in the Same Direction?; 14 Hadamard Determinism Cannot Be Globally Valid; Acknowledgements; References; Time-Space Dilations and Stochastic-Deterministic Dynamics; 1 Introduction; 2 Dilations of Stochatic Descriptions to Deterministic Dynamics; 3 Mathematical Dilation Theories; 4 Physical Interpretations of Dilations; 5 Time and Space 6 Knowing the Present7 Financial Option Theory; 8 Changeux and Connes, and Chaitin; 9 Digression on Determinism; 10 Final Thoughts; References; Transitions from Deterministic Evolution to Irreversible Probabilistic Processes and the Quantum Measurement Problem; 1 Introduction; 2 Deterministic Dynamics and Probabilistic Markov Processes; 3 Instability of Motion and the Transition from Derterministic Dynamical Evolution to Probabilistic Processes; 4 The Quantum Measurement Problem; Acknowledgments; References; Probabilistic Causality and Irreversibility: Heraclitus and Prigogine; 1 Introduction 2 A Dialogue between Heraclitus and Prigogine |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464342103321 |
| Charlottesville, Virginia : , : Imprint Academic, , 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Between chance and choice : interdisciplinary perspectives on determinism / / edited by Harald Atmanspacher and Robert Bishop
| Between chance and choice : interdisciplinary perspectives on determinism / / edited by Harald Atmanspacher and Robert Bishop |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, Virginia : , : Imprint Academic, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (517 p.) |
| Disciplina | 123 |
| Soggetto topico | Free will and determinism |
| ISBN | 1-84540-629-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Body matter; Preface; Deterministic and Indeterministic Descriptions; 1 Introduction; 2 Deterministic Descriptions in Physics; 2.1 Laplacean Determinism; 3 Towards an Indeterministic Description in Physics; 3.1 Value Determinateness; 3.2 Differential Dynamics; 3.3 Unique Evolution; 3.4 Taking Stock; 4 Deterministic and Indeterministic Descriptions in Psychology; 4.1 Psychological Models of Determinism; 4.2 Deterministic Descriptions in Psychology; 4.3 Indeterministic Descriptions in Psychology; 4.4 Taking Stock; 5 Discussion
Appendix: A Comment on Differential DynamicsAcknowledgments; References; Perspectives on Scientific Determinism; 1 Introduction; 2 Ernst Cassirer; 3 A Mathematical Structure for Scientific Determinism; 4 Emil du Bois-Reymond's Perspective on Nature; 5 A Perspective on du Bois-Reymond's Position; References; Determinism Is Ontic, Determinability Is Epistemic; 1 Introduction; 2 Ontic and Epistemic States of Classical Systems; 2.1 Stability; 2.2 Dynamical Entropy; 2.3 Information Flow; 3 Determinism, Causation, and Predictability; 3.1 Laplace, Maxwell, Poincaré 3.2 Ontic Determinism and Epistemic Chaos4 Determinism, Randomness, and Stochasticity; 5 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Determinism, Internalism and Objectivity; 1 Chaos Theory; 2 The Problem of Determinism; 3 The Interpretation of Probability; 4 Internalist Realism; 5 Perspectives; 6 Some Remaining Problems; References; Hidden Determinism, Probability, and Time's Arrow; 1 Determinism Does Not Deal with Predictions; 2 Terminology and Basic Concepts; 3 Breaking the Time-Reversal Symmetry; 4 Arrow of Time; 5 Indeterminism; 6 Statistical Causality; 7 Why Can There Be Laws of Chance? 8 Are There Statistically Irreproducible Events?9 Hadamard's Principle of Scientific Determinism; 10 Experimental Science Requires Freedom of Action; 11 Quantum Randomness; 12 Quantum Mechanics Cannot Explain Free Will; 13 Why Does Time's Arrow Always Point in the Same Direction?; 14 Hadamard Determinism Cannot Be Globally Valid; Acknowledgements; References; Time-Space Dilations and Stochastic-Deterministic Dynamics; 1 Introduction; 2 Dilations of Stochatic Descriptions to Deterministic Dynamics; 3 Mathematical Dilation Theories; 4 Physical Interpretations of Dilations; 5 Time and Space 6 Knowing the Present7 Financial Option Theory; 8 Changeux and Connes, and Chaitin; 9 Digression on Determinism; 10 Final Thoughts; References; Transitions from Deterministic Evolution to Irreversible Probabilistic Processes and the Quantum Measurement Problem; 1 Introduction; 2 Deterministic Dynamics and Probabilistic Markov Processes; 3 Instability of Motion and the Transition from Derterministic Dynamical Evolution to Probabilistic Processes; 4 The Quantum Measurement Problem; Acknowledgments; References; Probabilistic Causality and Irreversibility: Heraclitus and Prigogine; 1 Introduction 2 A Dialogue between Heraclitus and Prigogine |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786656403321 |
| Charlottesville, Virginia : , : Imprint Academic, , 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Between chance and choice : interdisciplinary perspectives on determinism / / edited by Harald Atmanspacher and Robert Bishop
| Between chance and choice : interdisciplinary perspectives on determinism / / edited by Harald Atmanspacher and Robert Bishop |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, Virginia : , : Imprint Academic, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (517 p.) |
| Disciplina | 123 |
| Soggetto topico | Free will and determinism |
| ISBN | 1-84540-629-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Body matter; Preface; Deterministic and Indeterministic Descriptions; 1 Introduction; 2 Deterministic Descriptions in Physics; 2.1 Laplacean Determinism; 3 Towards an Indeterministic Description in Physics; 3.1 Value Determinateness; 3.2 Differential Dynamics; 3.3 Unique Evolution; 3.4 Taking Stock; 4 Deterministic and Indeterministic Descriptions in Psychology; 4.1 Psychological Models of Determinism; 4.2 Deterministic Descriptions in Psychology; 4.3 Indeterministic Descriptions in Psychology; 4.4 Taking Stock; 5 Discussion
Appendix: A Comment on Differential DynamicsAcknowledgments; References; Perspectives on Scientific Determinism; 1 Introduction; 2 Ernst Cassirer; 3 A Mathematical Structure for Scientific Determinism; 4 Emil du Bois-Reymond's Perspective on Nature; 5 A Perspective on du Bois-Reymond's Position; References; Determinism Is Ontic, Determinability Is Epistemic; 1 Introduction; 2 Ontic and Epistemic States of Classical Systems; 2.1 Stability; 2.2 Dynamical Entropy; 2.3 Information Flow; 3 Determinism, Causation, and Predictability; 3.1 Laplace, Maxwell, Poincaré 3.2 Ontic Determinism and Epistemic Chaos4 Determinism, Randomness, and Stochasticity; 5 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Determinism, Internalism and Objectivity; 1 Chaos Theory; 2 The Problem of Determinism; 3 The Interpretation of Probability; 4 Internalist Realism; 5 Perspectives; 6 Some Remaining Problems; References; Hidden Determinism, Probability, and Time's Arrow; 1 Determinism Does Not Deal with Predictions; 2 Terminology and Basic Concepts; 3 Breaking the Time-Reversal Symmetry; 4 Arrow of Time; 5 Indeterminism; 6 Statistical Causality; 7 Why Can There Be Laws of Chance? 8 Are There Statistically Irreproducible Events?9 Hadamard's Principle of Scientific Determinism; 10 Experimental Science Requires Freedom of Action; 11 Quantum Randomness; 12 Quantum Mechanics Cannot Explain Free Will; 13 Why Does Time's Arrow Always Point in the Same Direction?; 14 Hadamard Determinism Cannot Be Globally Valid; Acknowledgements; References; Time-Space Dilations and Stochastic-Deterministic Dynamics; 1 Introduction; 2 Dilations of Stochatic Descriptions to Deterministic Dynamics; 3 Mathematical Dilation Theories; 4 Physical Interpretations of Dilations; 5 Time and Space 6 Knowing the Present7 Financial Option Theory; 8 Changeux and Connes, and Chaitin; 9 Digression on Determinism; 10 Final Thoughts; References; Transitions from Deterministic Evolution to Irreversible Probabilistic Processes and the Quantum Measurement Problem; 1 Introduction; 2 Deterministic Dynamics and Probabilistic Markov Processes; 3 Instability of Motion and the Transition from Derterministic Dynamical Evolution to Probabilistic Processes; 4 The Quantum Measurement Problem; Acknowledgments; References; Probabilistic Causality and Irreversibility: Heraclitus and Prigogine; 1 Introduction 2 A Dialogue between Heraclitus and Prigogine |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828267003321 |
| Charlottesville, Virginia : , : Imprint Academic, , 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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