TY  - BOOK
AU  - Handfield, Toby
TI  - A philosophical guide to chance
SN  - 9781107607354
U1  - 123.3 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Chance
KW  - Probabilities
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. The concept of chance
2. The classical picture
3. Ways the world might be
4. Possibilities of thought
5. Chance in phase space
6. Possibilist theories of chance
7. Actualist theories of chance
8. Anti-realist theories of chance
9. Chance in quantum physics
10. Chance in branching worlds
11. Time and evidence
12. Debunking chance
N2  - This book provides an approachable and non-technical introduction to these and other philosophical puzzles. Toby Handfield explores traditional metaphysics and the philosophy of science, using recent developments in the foundations of quantum mechanics and thermodynamics to present a fresh perspective on objective probability. His approach is grounded in empirical insights, yet doesn't require specialized scientific knowledge
ER  -