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PROBABILITIES, CAUSES AND PROPENSITIES IN PHYSICS (SYNTHESE LIBRARY, SPRINGER). CHAPTERS 0 & 1 (CONTENTS & INTRODUCTION)

Mauricio Suárez

Published Dec 1, 2009• 0 citations
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Abstract

These are the introduction chapters to the forthcoming collection of essays published by Springer (Synthese Library) and entitled Probabilities, Causes and Propensities in Physics.

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