The Temporal Asymmetry of Causation

This Element examines recent empirical attempts to explain the temporal asymmetry of causation: statistical mechanical accounts, agency accounts and fork asymmetry accounts. None of these accounts are complete yet and a full explanation of the temporal asymmetry of causation will likely require contributions from all three programs.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Russell's challenge; 3. Statistical mechanical accounts; 4. Agency accounts; 5. Future directions; References.

Summary

This Element examines recent empirical attempts to explain the temporal asymmetry of causation: statistical mechanical accounts, agency accounts and fork asymmetry accounts. None of these accounts are complete yet and a full explanation of the temporal asymmetry of causation will likely require contributions from all three programs.

Foreword

This Element provides an up-to-date examination of empirical attempts to explain the temporal asymmetry of causation.

Product details

• Authors: Alison Fernandes
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9781108823852
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82385-2
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 150 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Physics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Probability theory, stochastic theory, mathematical statistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, Physics, Probability & statistics, Probability and statistics