본문

서브메뉴

Dependencies Across Spacetime: The Geometry of Chance and Causation
Dependencies Across Spacetime: The Geometry of Chance and Causation
Dependencies Across Spacetime: The Geometry of Chance and Causation

상세정보

자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20260202104729
ISBN  
9798293889952
DDC  
501
저자명  
Jaeger, Jens.
서명/저자  
Dependencies Across Spacetime: The Geometry of Chance and Causation
발행사항  
[Sl] : New York University, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
219 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-03, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Dorr, Cian.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약Philosophical investigations into the nature of chance and causation have typically assumed classical spacetime backgrounds. My dissertation argues that this practice misses important lessons. I argue that, by tying chance functions to times, orthodox theories of chance cannot state important Markov-style independence principles and fail outright in spacetimes that lack a linear time structure, e.g. due to closed time-like curves. By contrast, the urchance approach, developed in the dissertation's first half, works in any spacetime geometry, captures the needed independence principles, and resolves the puzzle of chances on closed time-like curves. Two general morals follow: chance isn't as intimately tied to time or causation as is usually thought, and chances can vary even across intrinsically duplicate trials.On the causation side, counterfactualist reductions are unable to deal with synchronic nomic constraints-law-based, yet non-causal, links between simultaneous events. These constraints occur not only in temporal-loop geometries but also in common-or-garden theories like Maxwellian electrodynamics, set in ordinary relativistic spacetimes. I argue that, to save the counterfactualist approach to causation, its defenders must separate genuinely dynamical counterfactual influences from those produced solely by synchronic constraints.
일반주제명  
Philosophy of science
일반주제명  
Metaphysics
일반주제명  
Mathematics
키워드  
Causation
키워드  
Counterfactuals
키워드  
Spacetime
키워드  
Geometry
키워드  
Synchronic constraints
기타저자  
New York University Philosophy
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-03B.
전자적 위치 및 접속  
로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.

MARC

 008260126s2025        us                              c    eng  d
■001000017358630
■00520260202104729
■006m          o    d                
■007cr#unu||||||||
■020    ▼a9798293889952
■035    ▼a(MiAaPQ)AAI32122872
■040    ▼aMiAaPQ▼cMiAaPQ
■0820  ▼a501
■1001  ▼aJaeger,  Jens.
■24510▼aDependencies  Across  Spacetime:  The  Geometry  of  Chance  and  Causation
■260    ▼a[Sl]▼bNew  York  University▼c2025
■260  1▼aAnn  Arbor▼bProQuest  Dissertations  &  Theses▼c2025
■300    ▼a219  p
■500    ▼aSource:  Dissertations  Abstracts  International,  Volume:  87-03,  Section:  B.
■500    ▼aAdvisor:  Dorr,  Cian.
■5021  ▼aThesis  (Ph.D.)--New  York  University,  2025.
■520    ▼aPhilosophical  investigations  into  the  nature  of  chance  and  causation  have  typically  assumed  classical  spacetime  backgrounds.  My  dissertation  argues  that  this  practice  misses  important  lessons.  I  argue  that,  by  tying  chance  functions  to  times,  orthodox  theories  of  chance  cannot  state  important  Markov-style  independence  principles  and  fail  outright  in  spacetimes  that  lack  a  linear  time  structure,  e.g.  due  to  closed  time-like  curves.  By  contrast,  the  urchance  approach,  developed  in  the  dissertation's  first  half,  works  in  any  spacetime  geometry,  captures  the  needed  independence  principles,  and  resolves  the  puzzle  of  chances  on  closed  time-like  curves.  Two  general  morals  follow:  chance  isn't  as  intimately  tied  to  time  or  causation  as  is  usually  thought,  and  chances  can  vary  even  across  intrinsically  duplicate  trials.On  the  causation  side,  counterfactualist  reductions  are  unable  to  deal  with  synchronic  nomic  constraints-law-based,  yet  non-causal,  links  between  simultaneous  events.  These  constraints  occur  not  only  in  temporal-loop  geometries  but  also  in  common-or-garden  theories  like  Maxwellian  electrodynamics,  set  in  ordinary  relativistic  spacetimes.  I  argue  that,  to  save  the  counterfactualist  approach  to  causation,  its  defenders  must  separate  genuinely  dynamical  counterfactual  influences  from  those  produced  solely  by  synchronic  constraints.
■590    ▼aSchool  code:  0146.
■650  4▼aPhilosophy  of  science
■650  4▼aMetaphysics
■650  4▼aMathematics
■653    ▼aCausation
■653    ▼aCounterfactuals
■653    ▼aSpacetime
■653    ▼aGeometry
■653    ▼aSynchronic  constraints
■690    ▼a0402
■690    ▼a0396
■690    ▼a0405
■71020▼aNew  York  University▼bPhilosophy.
■7730  ▼tDissertations  Abstracts  International▼g87-03B.
■790    ▼a0146
■791    ▼aPh.D.
■792    ▼a2025
■793    ▼aEnglish
■85640▼uhttp://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T17358630▼nKERIS▼z이  자료의  원문은  한국교육학술정보원에서  제공합니다.

미리보기

내보내기

chatGPT토론

Ai 추천 관련 도서


    신착도서 더보기
    최근 3년간 통계입니다.

    소장정보

    • 예약
    • 소재불명신고
    • 나의폴더
    • 우선정리요청
    • 비도서대출신청
    • 야간 도서대출신청
    소장자료
    등록번호 청구기호 소장처 대출가능여부 대출정보
    TF16646 전자도서 대출가능 마이폴더 부재도서신고 비도서대출신청 야간 도서대출신청

    * 대출중인 자료에 한하여 예약이 가능합니다. 예약을 원하시면 예약버튼을 클릭하십시오.

    해당 도서를 다른 이용자가 함께 대출한 도서

    관련 인기도서

    로그인 후 이용 가능합니다.