Statistics, Chance and Determinism

• Authors: Korpikiewicz H.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article analyzes the basis of statistical descriptions of physical phenomena. The authoress examines their cognitive status and focuses on the description of chance events. Her main purpose is to establish whether natural events are statistical by their nature, or whether they appear to be so because they are presented in stochastic statements.

Keywords

EN

NATURAL EVENTS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA -STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION; STOCHASTIC STATEMENTS

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Przegląd Filozoficzny. Nowa Seria
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 3(63)
• Pages: 181-191
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Korpikiewicz H.

• H. Korpikiewicz, Uniwersytet im. Adama MIckiewicza, Instytut Filozofii, ul. Szamarzewskiego 89C, 60-569 Poznan, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08PLAAAA04007901