A Justification of the Probabilistic Explanation of the Entropy Principle.
In many ways, entropy and probability are two concepts that complement each other. But it has been argued that there is no 'straightforward connection' between them with a no-go thesis from Kevin Davey. However, this skeptical conclusion rests on counterexamples that fail to do justice to the entrop...
| Publicado en: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 303 - 320 |
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Cambridge University Press
Apr2021
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