Dynamic probability and the problem of initial conditions

DOI10.1007/S11229-021-03436-6zbMATH Open1528.00005MaRDI QIDQ6180169FDOQ6180169

Authors: Michael Strevens 

Publication date: 19 January 2024

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

probabilitychancemethod of arbitrary functionsprobabilistic explanation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Axioms; other general questions in probability (60A05)

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