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HomeUpcoming EventsRachael Briggs (ANU): Fictionalism About Chance
Rachael Briggs (ANU): Fictionalism About Chance

There are good metaphysical grounds for skepticism about objective chance. Yet chance is undeniably theoretically useful; its applications range from quantum mechanics to evolutionary biology to insurance sales. How can we reconcile our suspicions about the metaphysical status of chance with the usefulness of chance talk? I develop a fictionalist view, on which there are no chances, but we are nonetheless justified in adopting a fiction on which chances exist.

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  • Tue 26 Feb 2013, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Coombs Seminar Room B

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