Chance and Temporal Asymmetry by Alastair Wilson

ISBN: 9780199673421

Oxford University Press, 04 September 2014

Hardcover, 320 pages

Chance and Temporal Asymmetry, edited by Alastair Wilson, is a collection of advanced essays in metaphysics and philosophy of science that explores the relationship between probability (chance) and the direction of time. The volume examines key questions such as how probabilities in physics relate to everyday probabilities, whether the past and future differ fundamentally, and how concepts like the “arrow of time” arise. Drawing on contemporary debates in philosophy of physics and probability, the contributors offer both critical analyses of existing theories and new approaches to understanding chance, temporal asymmetry, and their connection to scientific laws and human experience.