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Between chance and choice : interdisciplinary perspectives on determinism /
Are choice and free will possible in a world governed by deterministic fundamental equations? What sense would determinism make if many events and processes in the world seemed to be governed by chance? These and many other questions emphasize the fact that chance and choice are two leading actors o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Charlottesville, Virginia :
Imprint Academic,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Are choice and free will possible in a world governed by deterministic fundamental equations? What sense would determinism make if many events and processes in the world seemed to be governed by chance? These and many other questions emphasize the fact that chance and choice are two leading actors on stage whenever issues of determinism are under discussion. This volume collects essays by accomplished scientists and philosophers, addressing numerous facets of the concept of determinism. The ... |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (517 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781845406295 184540629X 1845400844 9781845400842 0907845215 9780907845218 |